Mcp proxy: AnyIO run_process/open_process ignores extra_groups and can retain parent supplementary groups
Affects mcp-proxySource GCVE Database
Not known to be exploited · CVSS 7.0 High : upgrade to 0.12.0_4 soon.
Data as of 4 Nov 2026, 06:58 UTC
- Patch
- Available – fixed in 0.12.0_4
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:H/AT:P/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:NExploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 18 Sep 2026
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponized: no evidence on record.
No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB
Exploited in the wildExploited: no evidence on record.
Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation
Observed by OffSeq MirageSeen by Mirage: no evidence on record.
No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors
A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 3 Nov 2026.
What to do
Upgrade mcp-proxy to 0.12.0_4.
Affected software
| Product | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
Homebrewmcp-proxypkg:brew/mcp-proxyOther threats | Affected
| Fixed in
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Description
AnyIO 4.14.0 accepts the POSIX extra_groups argument on anyio.run_process() and anyio.open_process(), but open_process() forwards the wrong variable to the backend: when extra_groups is not None, it assigns kwargs["extra_groups"] = group instead of extra_groups. As a result, callers cannot reliably clear or set supplementary groups for child processes. In a disposable Linux container, Python's subprocess.run(..., extra_groups=[]) clears a synthetic parent supplementary group list, while anyio.run_process(..., extra_groups=[]) preserves the parent groups. If group is also supplied, AnyIO passes an integer as extra_groups and the call fails with TypeError. This is a POSIX privilege-dropping correctness issue for applications that rely on AnyIO subprocess helpers to launch less-privileged child processes.
References
- github.com/agronholm/anyio/security/advisories/GHSA-3w57-8xmc-8v26 (opens in a new tab)
- github.com/agronholm/anyio/pull/1209 (opens in a new tab)
- github.com/agronholm/anyio/commit/eb562e6462ee46b1904e50b02ce00a858cdeb200 (opens in a new tab)
- github.com/agronholm/anyio (opens in a new tab)
- github.com/agronholm/anyio/releases/tag/4.14.2 (opens in a new tab)