MCP-Ubuntu (PainInTheNic/MCP-Ubuntu) is an MCP server listed on the M8ven Trust Index. It scores 58 out of 100, grade D. It declares 8 tools. No publisher has claimed this listing.

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MCP-Ubuntu

MCP server for managing Ubuntu servers over SSH — health checks, services, logs, updates, and commands, from a Claude conversation.

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// key findings
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Known vulnerabilities in dependencies: 3 high
Affects packages this MCP installs at runtime. Upgrade or remove the affected dependency.
✅
8 tools verified — handlers match their declared behaviour
5 read-only tools verified — handlers contain no write/delete/exec
✅
No credential exfiltration, no sensitive file access, no obfuscation
Static analysis found nothing flowing your secrets to unexpected places.
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Open source with a license and README
Anyone can audit the code, the license is declared, and the publisher documents what it does.
// known CVEs in dependencies3 high

Disclosed vulnerabilities in this server's declared npm dependencies (via OSV). Whether each is reachable depends on the installed versions.

high@modelcontextprotocol/sdk@1.12.0GHSA-345p-7cg4-v4c7

@modelcontextprotocol/sdk has cross-client data leak via shared server/transport instance reuse

high@modelcontextprotocol/sdk@1.12.0GHSA-8r9q-7v3j-jr4g

Anthropic's MCP TypeScript SDK has a ReDoS vulnerability

high@modelcontextprotocol/sdk@1.12.0GHSA-w48q-cv73-mx4w

Model Context Protocol (MCP) TypeScript SDK does not enable DNS rebinding protection by default

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// environment variables
To run this server yourself, you supply these values. They go in your own MCP client configuration and stay on your machine. The secret label means the value is sensitive, not that the server mishandles it.
configSSH_AUTH_SOCK
configUBUNTU_MCP_CONFIG
configUBUNTU_MCP_HOST_KEYSA per-server fingerprint pin always wins over the store and is never auto-learned. The store path can be overridden with .
configUBUNTU_MCP_HOST_KEY_CHECKING
configUBUNTU_MCP_KEY_PASSPHRASEPasswords are deliberately unsupported: key auth only. Keys with a passphrase work if the key is loaded in ssh-agent, or set the environment variable.
// quality suggestions

Tool inputs are validated

Only 2/8 tool handlers declare input schemas (25%)

Declare an inputSchema with zod/joi/yup on every tool definition.

Tests exist

No test files found

Add tests that exercise each declared tool.

Shell command execution

2 child_process calls — runs shell commands

Prefer library functions over shell-outs. If you must shell out, ensure all inputs are properly escaped.

Secrets not logged

1 secret value sent to console.log

Redact or omit secret values from log output.

Production dependencies are patched

0 critical, 3 high severity in production deps — @modelcontextprotocol/sdk@1.12.0 (high), @modelcontextprotocol/sdk@1.12.0 (high)

Run npm audit fix, or upgrade the affected packages to a non-vulnerable version.

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