Query threat intelligence data — IOCs, threat actors, and campaigns
AI agents call get_threat_intelligence to retrieve information from ServiceNow-MCP without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
This tool retrieves threat intelligence information (indicators of compromise, threat actor profiles, campaign data) from ServiceNow. It performs a read operation that gathers existing data for analysis without modifying, executing, or destroying any resources. Even if misused by an AI agent, it would only expose existing intelligence data without causing operational damage.
From the tool's definition Tool description states 'Query threat intelligence data — IOCs, threat actors, and campaigns' with no mention of modification, deletion, execution, or financial operations.
Attacks that exploit this kind of access
Query threat intelligence data — IOCs, threat actors, and campaigns. It is categorised as a Read tool in the ServiceNow-MCP MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the ServiceNow- MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for get_threat_intelligence: 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 ServiceNow-MCP. Nothing to install.
get_threat_intelligence 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_threat_intelligence 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_threat_intelligence. 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_threat_intelligence is provided by the ServiceNow- MCP server (tedorigawa001/servicenow-mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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