PYSEC-2026-2000 Universal Tool Calling Protocol (UTCP) client library for Python vulnerable to Trust Boundary Violation through Manual JSON specification

The vulnerability arises when a client fetches a tools’ JSON specification, known as a Manual, from a remote Manual Endpoint. While a provider may initially serve a benign manual e.g., one defining an HTTP tool call, earning the clients’ trust, a malicious provider can later change the manual to...

CVE-2025-14542 Command execution in python-utcp allows attackers to achieve remote code execution when fetching a remote Manual from a malicious endpoint

The vulnerability arises when a client fetches a tools’ JSON specification, known as a Manual, from a remote Manual Endpoint. While a provider may initially serve a benign manual e.g., one defining an HTTP tool call, earning the clients’ trust, a malicious provider can later change the manual to...

CVE-2025-14542

The CVE-2025-14542 issue affects the Python UTCP client library (utcp) where the client trusts a tool’s JSON Manual from a remote Manual Endpoint. A malicious remote Manual can alter the specification to execute arbitrary commands on the client, enabling remote code execution. Remediation provide...