Kong MCP Server by Kong
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Kong is an open-source mcp server by Kong, written mainly in Lua, with 44,338 GitHub stars and the Apache-2.0 license. Its code was last updated Oct 19, 2026.
Scan summary: scanned Nov 5, 2026 at commit 2103212. Seen able to run shell commands. Scan policy
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2103212 · Nov 5, 2026 ScannedStatic, secrets and dependency checks completed with no critical findings.
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Findings (49)
- highHigh. Something risky that needs a close look before you install.secrets issueDetails are available to the maintainer after claiming this listing.
- highHigh. Something risky that needs a close look before you install.secrets issueDetails are available to the maintainer after claiming this listing.
- highHigh. Something risky that needs a close look before you install.secrets issueDetails are available to the maintainer after claiming this listing.
- highHigh. Something risky that needs a close look before you install.secrets issueDetails are available to the maintainer after claiming this listing.
- highHigh. Something risky that needs a close look before you install.secrets issueDetails are available to the maintainer after claiming this listing.
- highHigh. Something risky that needs a close look before you install.dependencies issueDetails are available to the maintainer after claiming this listing.
- highHigh. Something risky that needs a close look before you install.dependencies issueDetails are available to the maintainer after claiming this listing.
- highHigh. Something risky that needs a close look before you install.dependencies issueDetails are available to the maintainer after claiming this listing.
- mediumMedium. Worth checking, often a vulnerable dependency or a setup problem.Runs shell commands. Fine for some tools, but it means the agent can run anything your user can.
scripts/explain_manifest/main.py:68 - mediumMedium. Worth checking, often a vulnerable dependency or a setup problem.Runs shell commands. Fine for some tools, but it means the agent can run anything your user can.
scripts/explain_manifest/main.py:84 - mediumMedium. Worth checking, often a vulnerable dependency or a setup problem.Runs shell commands. Fine for some tools, but it means the agent can run anything your user can.
scripts/explain_manifest/main.py:91 - mediumMedium. Worth checking, often a vulnerable dependency or a setup problem.Runs shell commands. Fine for some tools, but it means the agent can run anything your user can.
scripts/explain_manifest/main.py:96 - mediumMedium. Worth checking, often a vulnerable dependency or a setup problem.google.golang.org/protobuf@1.27.1: 1 known vulnerabilityGO-2024-2611
spec/fixtures/grpc/target/go.mod - mediumMedium. Worth checking, often a vulnerable dependency or a setup problem.github.com/golang/glog@0.0.0-20160126235308-23def4e6c14b: 1 known vulnerabilityGO-2025-3372
spec/fixtures/grpc/target/go.sum - mediumMedium. Worth checking, often a vulnerable dependency or a setup problem.golang.org/x/net@0.0.0-20210405180319-a5a99cb37ef4: 30 known vulnerabilitiesGO-2021-0238, GO-2022-0236, GO-2022-0288, GO-2022-0969, GO-2022-1144 +25 more
spec/fixtures/grpc/target/go.sum - mediumMedium. Worth checking, often a vulnerable dependency or a setup problem.golang.org/x/oauth2@0.0.0-20200107190931-bf48bf16ab8d: 1 known vulnerabilityGO-2025-3488
spec/fixtures/grpc/target/go.sum - mediumMedium. Worth checking, often a vulnerable dependency or a setup problem.golang.org/x/text@0.3.5: 4 known vulnerabilitiesGO-2021-0113, GO-2022-1059, GO-2026-5970, GO-2026-6629
spec/fixtures/grpc/target/go.sum - mediumMedium. Worth checking, often a vulnerable dependency or a setup problem.gopkg.in/yaml.v2@2.2.3: 2 known vulnerabilitiesGO-2020-0036, GO-2022-0956
spec/fixtures/grpc/target/go.sum - mediumMedium. Worth checking, often a vulnerable dependency or a setup problem.parse_duration@2.1.1: 1 known vulnerabilityRUSTSEC-2021-0041
spec/fixtures/proxy_wasm_filters/Cargo.lock - lowLow. Minor, or common in normal tools. Shown for information.Possible example credential in docs/tests: generic-api-key
spec/01-unit/01-db/01-schema/11-declarative_config/05-error-flattening_spec.lua:2119 - lowLow. Minor, or common in normal tools. Shown for information.Possible example credential in docs/tests: private-key3 matches in this file
spec/01-unit/01-db/01-schema/11-declarative_config/05-error-flattening_spec.lua:26 - lowLow. Minor, or common in normal tools. Shown for information.Possible example credential in docs/tests: generic-api-key
spec/02-integration/04-admin_api/15-off_spec.lua:2749 - lowLow. Minor, or common in normal tools. Shown for information.Possible example credential in docs/tests: private-key3 matches in this file
spec/02-integration/04-admin_api/15-off_spec.lua:1501 - lowLow. Minor, or common in normal tools. Shown for information.Possible example credential in docs/tests: private-key11 matches in this file
spec/03-plugins/16-jwt/fixtures.lua:6 - lowLow. Minor, or common in normal tools. Shown for information.Possible example credential in docs/tests: generic-api-key
spec/03-plugins/44-standard-webhooks/02-integration_spec.lua:5 - lowLow. Minor, or common in normal tools. Shown for information.Possible example credential in docs/tests: generic-api-key
spec/02-integration/21-request-debug/01-request-debug_spec.lua:11 - lowLow. Minor, or common in normal tools. Shown for information.Possible example credential in docs/tests: generic-api-key2 matches in this file
spec/03-plugins/16-jwt/03-access_spec.lua:260 - lowLow. Minor, or common in normal tools. Shown for information.Possible example credential in docs/tests: private-key
spec/fixtures/ocsp_certs/ocsp.key:1 - lowLow. Minor, or common in normal tools. Shown for information.Possible example credential in docs/tests: private-key
spec/fixtures/kong_spec.key:1 - lowLow. Minor, or common in normal tools. Shown for information.Possible example credential in docs/tests: private-key
spec/fixtures/kong_clustering.key:1 - lowLow. Minor, or common in normal tools. Shown for information.Possible example credential in docs/tests: private-key
spec/fixtures/redis/ca.key:1 - lowLow. Minor, or common in normal tools. Shown for information.Possible example credential in docs/tests: private-key
spec/fixtures/ocsp_certs/kong_data_plane.key:1 - lowLow. Minor, or common in normal tools. Shown for information.Possible example credential in docs/tests: private-key
spec/fixtures/mtls_certs/ca.key:1 - lowLow. Minor, or common in normal tools. Shown for information.Possible example credential in docs/tests: private-key
spec/fixtures/mtls_certs/example.com.key:1 - lowLow. Minor, or common in normal tools. Shown for information.Possible example credential in docs/tests: private-key
spec/fixtures/redis/server.key:1 - lowLow. Minor, or common in normal tools. Shown for information.Possible example credential in docs/tests: private-key
spec/fixtures/kong_clustering_client.key:1 - lowLow. Minor, or common in normal tools. Shown for information.Possible example credential in docs/tests: private-key
spec/fixtures/ocsp_certs/kong_clustering.key:1 - lowLow. Minor, or common in normal tools. Shown for information.Possible example credential in docs/tests: private-key
spec/fixtures/mtls_certs/example2.com.key:1 - lowLow. Minor, or common in normal tools. Shown for information.Possible example credential in docs/tests: private-key9 matches in this file
spec/fixtures/ssl.lua:46 - lowLow. Minor, or common in normal tools. Shown for information.github.com/yuin/goldmark@1.3.5: 1 known vulnerabilityGO-2026-5320
spec/fixtures/grpc/target/go.sum - lowLow. Minor, or common in normal tools. Shown for information.golang.org/x/mod@0.4.2: 2 known vulnerabilitiesGO-2026-6179, GO-2026-6180
spec/fixtures/grpc/target/go.sum - lowLow. Minor, or common in normal tools. Shown for information.golang.org/x/sys@0.0.0-20210510120138-977fb7262007: 2 known vulnerabilitiesGO-2022-0493, GO-2026-5024
spec/fixtures/grpc/target/go.sum - lowLow. Minor, or common in normal tools. Shown for information.adler@1.0.2: 1 known vulnerabilityRUSTSEC-2025-0056
spec/fixtures/proxy_wasm_filters/Cargo.lock - lowLow. Minor, or common in normal tools. Shown for information.bytes@1.4.0: 1 known vulnerabilityRUSTSEC-2026-0007
spec/fixtures/proxy_wasm_filters/Cargo.lock - lowLow. Minor, or common in normal tools. Shown for information.cxx@1.0.92: 1 known vulnerabilityRUSTSEC-2026-0202
spec/fixtures/proxy_wasm_filters/Cargo.lock - lowLow. Minor, or common in normal tools. Shown for information.idna@0.3.0: 1 known vulnerabilityRUSTSEC-2024-0421
spec/fixtures/proxy_wasm_filters/Cargo.lock - lowLow. Minor, or common in normal tools. Shown for information.time@0.1.45: 1 known vulnerabilityRUSTSEC-2020-0071
spec/fixtures/proxy_wasm_filters/Cargo.lock - lowLow. Minor, or common in normal tools. Shown for information.scipy@1.9.3: 1 known vulnerabilityPYSEC-2023-102
spec/helpers/perf/charts/requirements.txt - lowLow. Minor, or common in normal tools. Shown for information.No manifest declaring network access and environment variables (agent.json)
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