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High · 8.8 CVE-2026-58197 EUVD-2026-83167GHSA-qg2g-g9w3-m5h8GO-2026-6526

ToolHive: containerized MCP servers can reach host services via host.docker.internal, enabling lateral movement

Published Sep 18, 2026 · Updated Sep 18, 2026 · Assigned by GitHub_M

Description

ToolHive is a utility designed to simplify the deployment and management of Model Context Protocol servers. Prior to ToolHive CLI 0.30.1 and ToolHive Studio 0.38.0, locally run MCP server containers use the default network permission profile without network isolation, permitting access to host.docker.internal while ToolHive API and MCP proxy endpoints are reachable without authentication. A malicious or compromised MCP server can use the Docker gateway to contact host-local services, other ToolHive-managed MCP proxies, or the ToolHive control plane without escaping the container. This access can expose data and logs, invoke sibling MCP tools, alter process or workload state, and disrupt services. ToolHive Studio additionally sends network_isolation as false and overrides the backend's secure isolation default. This issue is fixed in ToolHive CLI 0.30.1 and ToolHive Studio 0.38.0.

Affected products

VendorProductAffectedFixed
stacklok toolhive < 0.30.1 —
stacklok toolhive-studio < 0.38.0 —

Affected packages

EcosystemPackageAffectedFixedRecord
Go github.com/stacklok/toolhive < 0.30.1 0.30.1 GHSA-qg2g-g9w3-m5h8

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