An npm Package for AI Agent Orchestration Just Shipped With Its Front Door Unlocked. Here's What the CVE Actually Reveals.
A critical security vulnerability, CVE-2026-46701, has been discovered in the Network-AI npm package, an orchestration layer for AI agents. The flaw allows any web page to silently invoke all 22 exposed MCP tools, including those that can arbitrarily change configurations, spawn new agents, corrupt shared state, or revoke legitimate agent tokens. This vulnerability, rated High with Low attack complexity and no privileges required, stems from a default empty secret and permissive CORS settings in the local MCP server. AI
IMPACT This vulnerability highlights the growing security risks in the AI agent orchestration ecosystem, potentially impacting tools that integrate with Network-AI.