Public story · 2026-02-25 · source-backed
Harden MCP Servers Against the eval() Epidemic
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(intermediate) — Audit for eval/exec/subprocess shell=True, replace with safe alternatives (ast.literal_eval, JSON parsers, execFile + arrays), implement allowlist validation, enable auth. (DEV Community / Kai Security)
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