system_snmp_user_list

What system_snmp_user_list does on FortiOS 7 6 X MCP Server

AI agents call system_snmp_user_list to retrieve information from FortiOS 7 6 X MCP Server without modifying anything. It is typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.

Why system_snmp_user_list is rated Low

This tool queries and returns SNMP user configuration data without creating, modifying, deleting, or executing any operations. It is a read-only information retrieval function. The severity is low because SNMP user enumeration has limited impact on system security if exposed; the actual credentials are not returned by a list operation, only user account names/metadata.

From the tool's definition Tool name contains 'list' and description states 'List SNMPv3 users' — a retrieval operation with no modification or execution.

Risk signalsAdmin/system-level operation

The rule that runs system_snmp_user_list safely

PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway: it sits between your AI agents and FortiOS 7 6 X MCP Server, and checks every tool call against a rule you set before the call runs. Nothing changes on the server itself. For system_snmp_user_list, this is the rule to start with:

{
  "version": "1",
  "default": "deny",
  "tools": {
    "system_snmp_user_list": {}
  }
}

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