yersinia_attack

What yersinia_attack does on Kali Security MCP

AI agents invoke yersinia_attack 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 yersinia_attack is rated High

Yersinia is used to launch network attacks against Layer 2 protocols, which can disrupt network infrastructure (e.g., DHCP starvation, STP root bridge takeover). While the description is empty, the tool name combined with the server's explicit 'attack' and penetration testing context strongly implies active exploitation/attack execution. The blast radius is critical as misuse could disrupt entire network segments.

From the tool's definition Tool name 'yersinia_attack' — Yersinia is a well-known Kali Linux network protocol attack tool targeting Layer 2 protocols (STP, CDP, DHCP, etc.). Server context explicitly describes penetration testing and attack workflows.

The rule that runs yersinia_attack 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 yersinia_attack, this is the rule to start with:

{
  "version": "1",
  "default": "deny",
  "tools": {
    "yersinia_attack": {
      "limits": [
        {
          "counter": "yersinia_attack_rate",
          "window": "minute",
          "max": 10,
          "scope": "grant"
        }
      ]
    }
  }
}

Questions about yersinia_attack