Run 'get vpn ssl monitor' and return currently connected SSL-VPN users.
AI agents call fortigate_get_ssl_vpn_users to retrieve information from Fortigate MCP without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
This tool queries and retrieves information about currently connected SSL-VPN users via a monitoring command. It performs passive data retrieval with no side effects, state changes, or destructive operations. The severity is low because even if misused, it only exposes monitoring information about active VPN sessions, which is informational in nature and does not alter system state or grant unauthorized access.
From the tool's definition Tool description states 'Run get vpn ssl monitor and return currently connected SSL-VPN users.' The verb 'return' and the read-only monitoring operation ('monitor') indicate data retrieval.
Attacks that exploit this kind of access
Run 'get vpn ssl monitor' and return currently connected SSL-VPN users. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Fortigate MCP MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the Fortigate MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for fortigate_get_ssl_vpn_users: allow, deny, rate-limit, or require approval. Point your MCP client at the PolicyLayer proxy URL and the rule is enforced on every call, before it reaches Fortigate MCP. Nothing to install.
fortigate_get_ssl_vpn_users is a Read tool with low risk. Read-only tools are generally safe to allow by default.
Yes. Add a rate_limit block to the fortigate_get_ssl_vpn_users rule in your PolicyLayer policy. For example, setting max: 10 and window: 60 limits the tool to 10 calls per minute. Rate limits are tracked per agent session and reset automatically.
Set action: deny in the PolicyLayer policy for fortigate_get_ssl_vpn_users. The AI agent will receive a policy violation error and cannot call the tool. You can also include a reason field to explain why the tool is blocked.
fortigate_get_ssl_vpn_users is provided by the Fortigate MCP server (picaresco/mcp-fortigate). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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