Medium Risk

issue_vulnerability

issue_vulnerability

How to control issue_vulnerability ↓

AI agents use issue_vulnerability to create or update resources in Kali Security MCP — usually the action step of a workflow, after the agent has gathered context. Every call changes real data in your Kali Security MCP environment.

Medium Risk

An AI agent can call issue_vulnerability faster than any human can review — one bad instruction and it creates or modifies resources in Kali Security MCP by the hundred, each call as confident as the last.

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

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

policy.json
{
  "version": "1",
  "default": "deny",
  "tools": {
    "issue_vulnerability": {
      "limits": [
        {
          "counter": "issue_vulnerability_rate",
          "window": "minute",
          "max": 30,
          "scope": "grant"
        }
      ]
    }
  }
}

issue_vulnerability stays usable, but capped — an agent stuck in a loop can't make hundreds of changes a minute. Everything else on the server is denied unless you say otherwise.

  1. Create a free account and register Kali Security MCP — 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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What does the issue_vulnerability tool do? +

issue_vulnerability. It is categorised as a Write tool in the Kali Security MCP MCP Server, which means it can create or modify data. Consider rate limits to prevent runaway writes.

How do I enforce a policy on issue_vulnerability? +

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

What risk level is issue_vulnerability? +

issue_vulnerability is a Write tool with medium risk. Write tools should be rate-limited to prevent accidental bulk modifications.

Can I rate-limit issue_vulnerability? +

Yes. Add a rate_limit block to the issue_vulnerability 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 issue_vulnerability completely? +

Set action: deny in the PolicyLayer policy for issue_vulnerability. 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 issue_vulnerability? +

issue_vulnerability is provided by the Kali Security MCP server (seac-25/kali-security-mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.

Enforce policy on every Kali Security MCP tool call.

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