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get_top_vulnerable_images

Get the most vulnerable images from your account

How to control get_top_vulnerable_images ↓

What get_top_vulnerable_images does on RAD Security

AI agents call get_top_vulnerable_images to retrieve information from RAD Security without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.

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Why get_top_vulnerable_images needs a policy

This tool queries and retrieves security vulnerability data about container images. It performs a read-only operation to fetch vulnerability findings from the RAD Security API without creating, modifying, deleting, or executing anything. The blast radius of misuse is minimal—an attacker could enumerate vulnerabilities but cannot directly exploit or modify systems through this tool alone.

From the tool's definition Tool name 'get_top_vulnerable_images' and description 'Get the most vulnerable images from your account' indicate a retrieval operation with no modification or execution.

Documented attack patterns abuse exactly the kind of access get_top_vulnerable_images gives an agent:

How to control get_top_vulnerable_images

PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway — it sits between your AI agents and RAD Security, and nothing reaches the server without passing your rules. This is the rule we recommend for get_top_vulnerable_images:

policy.json
{
  "version": "1",
  "default": "deny",
  "tools": {
    "get_top_vulnerable_images": {}
  }
}

get_top_vulnerable_images is read-only, so it stays allowed — but everything else on the server is denied unless you say otherwise.

  1. Create a free account and register RAD Security — nothing to install.
  2. Add this policy — paste it, or build it visually.
  3. Point your MCP client (Claude, Cursor, anything) at your gateway URL.
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Questions about get_top_vulnerable_images

What does the get_top_vulnerable_images tool do? +

Get the most vulnerable images from your account. It is categorised as a Read tool in the RAD Security MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.

How do I enforce a policy on get_top_vulnerable_images? +

Register the RAD Security MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for get_top_vulnerable_images: 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 RAD Security. Nothing to install.

What risk level is get_top_vulnerable_images? +

get_top_vulnerable_images is a Read tool with low risk. Read-only tools are generally safe to allow by default.

Can I rate-limit get_top_vulnerable_images? +

Yes. Add a rate_limit block to the get_top_vulnerable_images 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.

How do I block get_top_vulnerable_images completely? +

Set action: deny in the PolicyLayer policy for get_top_vulnerable_images. 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.

What MCP server provides get_top_vulnerable_images? +

get_top_vulnerable_images is provided by the RAD Security MCP server (rad-security/mcp-server). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.

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