CyberChef MCP
grunt · by doublegate
[CyberChef-MCP] Model Context Protocol Server for CyberChef ... exposing GCHQ's "Cyber Swiss Army Knife" as 463+ executable AI agent tools spanning encryption, encoding, compression, and forensic data analysis
No known CVEs
No license
Actively maintained
Last commit 3d ago
Works with most clients
Transport: stdio, sse, http
0 tools
Grade F
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CyberChef MCP is an MCP server that [CyberChef-MCP] Model Context Protocol Server for CyberChef ... exposing GCHQ's "Cyber Swiss Army Knife" as 463+ executable AI agent tools spanning encryption, encoding, compression, and forensic data analysis. Its tool list has not been published yet over stdio, sse and http, requires no API key, and scores 55/100 on MCPpedia's security, maintenance and efficiency rubric.
Step 1
Install in your client
Config is the same across clients — only the file and path differ.
CD
Supported in Claude Desktopstdio, sse, http · Node 18+
Paste into ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"cyberchef": {
"args": [
"run",
"-i",
"--rm",
"cyberchef-mcp"
],
"command": "docker"
}
}
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What CyberChef MCP does
This project provides a Model Context Protocol (MCP) server interface for CyberChef, the "Cyber Swiss Army Knife" created by GCHQ.
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OSV.dev3 fixed
CVE-2022-1537high · fixedCVSS 7
Race Condition in Grunt
file.copy operations in GruntJS are vulnerable to a TOCTOU race condition leading to arbitrary file write in GitHub repository gruntjs/grunt prior to 1.5.3. This vulnerability is capable of arbitrary file writes which can lead to local privilege escalation to the GruntJS user if a lower-privileged user has write access to both source and destination directories as the lower-privileged user can create a symlink to the GruntJS user's .bashrc file or replace /etc/shadow file if the GruntJS user is
CVE-2022-0436medium · fixedCVSS 5.5
Path Traversal in Grunt
Grunt prior to version 1.5.2 is vulnerable to path traversal.
CVE-2020-7729high · fixedCVSS 7.1
Arbitrary Code Execution in grunt
The package grunt before 1.3.0 are vulnerable to Arbitrary Code Execution due to the default usage of the function load() instead of its secure replacement safeLoad() of the package js-yaml inside grunt.file.readYAML.
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Frequently Asked Questions
- Is CyberChef MCP safe to use?
- CyberChef MCP has no known CVEs as of the latest MCPpedia security scan. It does not require authentication, so any local process can connect — keep this in mind in shared environments.
- How do I install CyberChef MCP?
- CyberChef MCP supports copy-paste install configs on its MCPpedia page for Claude Desktop, Cursor, and Claude Code. Scroll to the Quick Install section and select your client.
- What AI clients work with CyberChef MCP?
- CyberChef MCP is compatible with claude-desktop, cursor, claude-code. It uses stdio and sse and http transport.
- Is CyberChef MCP actively maintained?
- CyberChef MCP is actively maintained — last commit was 3 days ago. It has 18 GitHub stars.
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