What is GHSA-8j86-h8gg-797p?

GHSA-8j86-h8gg-797p is a security advisory published by GitHub Security Advisories with Critical severity. GPT Researcher MCP STDIO configuration allows remote command execution

Which CVE IDs does GHSA-8j86-h8gg-797p cover?

GHSA-8j86-h8gg-797p covers the following CVE IDs: CVE-2025-65720. Each CVE has its own detail page on EchelonGraph Pulse with the synthesized EG score.

What is the CVSS v3 score of GHSA-8j86-h8gg-797p?

GHSA-8j86-h8gg-797p has a CVSS v3 base score of 9.8, published by GitHub Security Advisories.

Which products are affected by GHSA-8j86-h8gg-797p?

GHSA-8j86-h8gg-797p affects 1 product, including: pip/gpt-researcher:\u003e= 0.14.5, \u003c= 0.14.7.

GHSA-8j86-h8gg-797pCriticalCVSS 9.8

GPT Researcher MCP STDIO configuration allows remote command execution

Vendor

GitHub Security Advisories

Published

July 16, 2026

Last Modified

October 2, 2026

🔗 CVE IDs covered (1)

CVE-2025-65720 →

📋 Description

An issue in Open Source GPT Researcher v3.3.7 allows attackers to execute arbitrary commands on a victim system via user interaction with a crafted HTML page.

🎯 Affected products1

pip/gpt-researcher:>= 0.14.5, <= 0.14.7

🔗 References (5)

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-65720
https://github.com/assafelovic/gpt-researcher
https://www.ox.security/blog/gpt-researcher-remote-code-execution
https://www.ox.security/blog/mcp-supply-chain-advisory-rce-vulnerabilities-across-the-ai-ecosystem
https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-8j86-h8gg-797p