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AI agent tool Network-AI ships with critical security flaw

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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.

RANK_REASON Disclosure of a specific CVE for an AI agent orchestration package. [lever_c_demoted from research: ic=1 ai=1.0]

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AI agent tool Network-AI ships with critical security flaw

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  1. dev.to — MCP tag TIER_1 English(EN) · Om Shree ·

    An npm Package for AI Agent Orchestration Just Shipped With Its Front Door Unlocked. Here's What the CVE Actually Reveals.

    <p>MCP ecosystem is growing fast enough that security researchers are now hunting it like any other production attack surface. <a href="https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-j3vx-cx2r-pvg8" rel="noopener noreferrer">CVE-2026-46701</a> — published May 21, 2026 — is the first notable …

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