AI Agent Has Root

MCP servers run as you. Same UID, same permissions, full access to your home directory, your SSH keys, and your cloud credentials. Here’s why that’s a problem and what I did about it.
24 points by lowcache 54 days ago infernalcode.com 31 comments

Summary

A security flaw in MCP servers grants AI agents full access to user data, including SSH keys and cloud credentials. The author details the implications of this vulnerability and their response to mitigate the risk.

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