get_vuln_candidates

What get_vuln_candidates does on Kali Security MCP

AI agents call get_vuln_candidates to retrieve information from Kali Security MCP without modifying anything. It is typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.

Why get_vuln_candidates is rated Low

This tool retrieves and lists vulnerability candidates—a read-only operation that queries existing vulnerability assessment data and sorts it. It does not execute code, modify data, delete information, or trigger security operations. While it is part of a penetration testing framework, the tool itself only reads and presents vulnerability data, making it a Read category tool with low risk severity.

From the tool's definition Tool name 'get_vuln_candidates' and description '获取待验证的候选漏洞列表 (按严重程度排序)' (Get list of vulnerability candidates pending verification, sorted by severity) indicates retrieval/querying of vulnerability data without modification or execution.

The rule that runs get_vuln_candidates safely

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

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

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