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title: "CVE-2026-47708: MCP-for-Stata: Command injection via log_file_name parameter in Stata command wrapper"
url: https://erroneo.us/security/cve/CVE-2026-47708/
description: "CVE-2026-47708 (stata-mcp (PyPI)): MCP-for-Stata is an MCP server for Stata to integrate Stata into an agent. Prior to version 1.17.3, the logfilename…"
type: vulnerability-record
section: "Security Digest"
date_published: 2026-07-21
date_modified: 2026-07-22
publisher: erroneo.us
author: erroneo.us Security Desk
cve: "CVE-2026-47708"
kev: false
cvss: 9.3
epss: 0.00525
license: All rights reserved. Quote with attribution and a link.
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# CVE-2026-47708: MCP-for-Stata: Command injection via log_file_name parameter in Stata command wrapper

**Signal:** Critical and remotely reachable. No known exploitation yet, but it is network-reachable without credentials. (Computed from CISA KEV, EPSS and CVSS; not an editorial verdict.)

## Should you act?

- Not in CISA KEV , but CISA’s SSVC assessment records a public proof-of-concept, so attack code exists.
- EPSS 0.5% , percentile 44: FIRST’s model estimates a 0.5% chance of exploitation activity in the next 30 days, higher than 44% of all scored CVEs (low). EPSS is a probability, not a verdict.
- Remotely reachable with no login and no user interaction. If the vulnerable service is exposed to the internet, prioritize it.
- Only applies if your dependency tree includes stata-mcp (PyPI) < 1.17.3, fixed in 1.17.3 . Check your lockfile, including transitive dependencies.

## What it is

MCP-for-Stata is an MCP server for Stata to integrate Stata into an agent. Prior to version 1.17.3, the logfilename parameter in the statado API and CLI is directly interpolated into a Stata command string without sanitization. The security guard (GuardValidator) only scans the do-file content but does not validate this parameter. An attacker can inject arbitrary Stata commands (including shell, python, erase, etc.) by crafting a malicious logfilename containing quotes, newlines, or Stata command separators. Version 1.17.3 contains a patch for the issue.

## Affected packages

- PyPI `stata-mcp` < 1.17.3 → fixed: 1.17.3

## Affected products (CVE record)

- SepineTam stata-mcp: < 1.17.3

## Severity

- GitHub_M CVSS 4.0: 9.3 `CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N`
- GitHub CVSS 4.0: 9.3 `CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N`

## Exploitation

- CISA KEV: not listed (no confirmed in-the-wild exploitation known to CISA).
- CISA SSVC assessment: exploitation poc , automatable yes , technical impact total .
- FIRST EPSS (model of 2026-10-21): 0.53% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days; percentile 44.

## Sources

- [GitHub Advisory GHSA-4p62-hqp5-g644](https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-4p62-hqp5-g644)
- [CVE.org record CVE-2026-47708](https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-47708)
- [NVD entry CVE-2026-47708](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-47708)
- [github.com](https://github.com/SepineTam/mcp-for-stata/security/advisories/GHSA-4p62-hqp5-g644)
- [github.com](https://github.com/SepineTam/mcp-for-stata/issues/74)
- [github.com](https://github.com/SepineTam/mcp-for-stata/commit/e6f945941ae0c7cf5e74a428e0b3dc82b396382f)
- [github.com](https://github.com/SepineTam/stata-mcp/security/advisories/GHSA-4p62-hqp5-g644)

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