nuclei_cve_scan
Execute Nuclei CVE vulnerability scan.
This record as markdown: /tools/seac-25-kali-security-mcp/nuclei-cve-scan.md
What nuclei_cve_scan does on Kali Security MCP
AI agents invoke nuclei_cve_scan to trigger actions in Kali Security MCP. What it does depends on the arguments the agent supplies, and its effects often reach beyond the immediate call: builds kicked off, notifications sent, workflows started.
Why nuclei_cve_scan is rated High
This tool executes active CVE vulnerability scans against targets using the Nuclei scanner. It runs external security probes/exploits against systems to identify vulnerabilities. In the context of a penetration testing server with tools like 'ad_full_attack' and 'adaptive_network_penetration', this tool actively sends attack-pattern traffic to target systems.
From the tool's definition 'Execute Nuclei CVE vulnerability scan' - actively runs vulnerability scanning against targets using Nuclei CVE templates
Attacks that exploit this kind of access
The rule that runs nuclei_cve_scan 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 nuclei_cve_scan, this is the rule to start with:
nuclei_cve_scan stays usable, but rate-capped: a runaway agent can't fire it dozens of times a minute. Everything else on the server is denied unless you say otherwise.
The button opens the PolicyLayer dashboard: create your workspace, connect Kali Security MCP, apply this rule, and every nuclei_cve_scan call is checked against it from then on.
Questions about nuclei_cve_scan
Execute Nuclei CVE vulnerability scan. It is categorised as a Execute tool in the Kali Security MCP MCP Server, which means it can trigger actions or run processes. Use rate limits and argument validation.
Register the Kali Security MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for nuclei_cve_scan: 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.
nuclei_cve_scan is a Execute tool with high risk. Execute tools should be rate-limited and have argument validation enabled.
Yes. Add a rate_limit block to the nuclei_cve_scan 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 nuclei_cve_scan. 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.
nuclei_cve_scan 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.
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