AI agents call get_binary_info to retrieve information from BinAssistMCP without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
This tool retrieves and queries information about a binary without creating, modifying, executing, or deleting anything. It is a read-only operation that returns status data. The low severity reflects that binary metadata exposure has minimal blast radius—an AI agent misusing this would only read information already available to users with access to the binary.
From the tool's definition Tool name 'get_binary_info' and description 'Get status information for a specific binary' indicate retrieval of metadata/status about a binary file with no modification or execution capability.
Documented attack patterns abuse exactly the kind of access get_binary_info gives an agent:
PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway — it sits between your AI agents and BinAssistMCP, and nothing reaches the server without passing your rules. This is the rule we recommend for get_binary_info:
{
"version": "1",
"default": "deny",
"tools": {
"get_binary_info": {}
}
}get_binary_info is read-only, so it stays allowed — but everything else on the server is denied unless you say otherwise.
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Get status information for a specific binary. It is categorised as a Read tool in the BinAssistMCP MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the BinAssist MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for get_binary_info: 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 BinAssistMCP. Nothing to install.
get_binary_info 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 get_binary_info 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 get_binary_info. 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.
get_binary_info is provided by the BinAssist MCP server (symgraph/binassistmcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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