AI agents call wazuh_sca_status to retrieve information from Wazuh without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
SCA (Security Configuration Assessment) status queries are informational operations that retrieve compliance or configuration data without modifying systems. No execution, deletion, or financial impact is indicated. The empty description reduces confidence slightly, but the naming pattern and sibling tools strongly suggest this retrieves rather than modifies state.
From the tool's definition Tool name 'wazuh_sca_status' indicates retrieval of Security Configuration Assessment status/data. The 'sca_' prefix suggests querying configuration compliance state.
Attacks that exploit this kind of access
wazuh_sca_status. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Wazuh MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the Wazuh MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for wazuh_sca_status: 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 Wazuh. Nothing to install.
wazuh_sca_status 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 wazuh_sca_status 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 wazuh_sca_status. 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.
wazuh_sca_status is provided by the Wazuh MCP server (sbharadwaj05/wazuh-mcp-server). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
Every MCP server has a record like this.
Type a name, get the same breakdown: verified identity, auth posture, risk grade, capabilities, recommended policy.
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