Adobe — the complete, unedited output of the deterministic mcptrustchecker engine v1.8.0, scanned . Every finding, capability tag and score component below is exactly what the engine produced — no AI, no post-processing.
{
"tool": {
"name": "mcptrustchecker",
"version": "1.8.0",
"methodologyVersion": "mcptrustchecker-1.8"
},
"target": {
"id": "adobe-mcp",
"source": {
"kind": "package",
"origin": "adobe-mcp"
},
"server": {
"name": "adobe-mcp"
}
},
"grade": "A",
"score": {
"score": 93,
"threatScore": 100,
"grade": "A",
"band": "A",
"categorySubtotals": {
"injection": 0,
"exfiltration": 0,
"permissions": 0,
"supply-chain": 0,
"network": 0,
"hygiene": 0
},
"vector": [
{
"kind": "client",
"term": "capability-exposure",
"level": "high",
"label": "capability blast radius (high) — client exposure if the model is manipulated",
"appliedPenalty": 6
},
{
"kind": "client",
"term": "verification-discount",
"level": "repo",
"label": "publisher verification (public source) — no provenance, but the source is public and inspectable",
"appliedPenalty": 1
},
{
"kind": "client",
"term": "coverage-honesty",
"level": "source",
"label": "inspection depth (source) — how much of the target the scan could see",
"appliedPenalty": 0
}
],
"gatesFired": [],
"methodologyVersion": "mcptrustchecker-1.8"
},
"capability": {
"level": "high",
"reasons": [
"can create, modify or delete files",
"can execute shell commands or code"
],
"tags": [
"code-exec",
"file-write"
]
},
"coverage": {
"level": "source",
"inputs": {
"toolSurface": true,
"implementationSource": true,
"packageMetadata": true,
"liveTransport": false
},
"caveats": [
"Tools were statically extracted from the published source (45 recovered), not enumerated from a running server. Tool-poisoning, Unicode-smuggling, capability and toxic-flow analysis ran on this inferred surface, but a mis-parsed registration could be missed or mis-attributed, so tool-derived findings are capped below “confirmed”. To grade the real runtime surface, scan the running server: --command \"npx -y <package>\"."
]
},
"findings": [
{
"ruleId": "MTC-CAP-001",
"title": "Tool \"adobe_run_powershell\" exposes command/code execution",
"category": "permissions",
"severity": "high",
"confidence": "strong",
"description": "Tool \"adobe_run_powershell\" appears to run shell commands or evaluate code (keyword \"powershell\"). Arbitrary execution driven by model input is one of the most dangerous MCP capabilities; combined with any untrusted input it becomes RCE.",
"remediation": "Sandbox execution, allowlist commands/arguments, and never pass model output to a shell unescaped.",
"location": {
"kind": "tool",
"name": "adobe_run_powershell"
},
"owasp": "LLM05:2025 Improper Output Handling",
"data": {
"tags": [
"code-exec"
]
}
},
{
"ruleId": "MTC-SRC-002",
"title": "Shell/command execution in server code (src/adobe_mcp/server.py)",
"category": "permissions",
"severity": "high",
"confidence": "strong",
"description": "In the server's implementation (`src/adobe_mcp/server.py:163`): Spawning a shell/process is command-execution capability; with unsanitized tool input it is command injection / RCE. This is read from the code itself — not from the tool description — so a poisoned server cannot hide it behind honest-looking metadata.",
"remediation": "Review this call path: confirm it never receives unsanitized tool input, constrain it, or remove it. Treat a server whose code reaches these sinks as high-capability regardless of what its tools claim.",
"location": {
"kind": "server",
"name": "src/adobe_mcp/server.py"
},
"evidence": "subprocess.run(",
"owasp": "LLM05:2025 Improper Output Handling",
"data": {
"rule": "MTC-SRC-002",
"file": "src/adobe_mcp/server.py",
"line": 163
}
},
{
"ruleId": "MTC-CAP-002",
"title": "Tool \"adobe_save_file\" can modify the filesystem",
"category": "permissions",
"severity": "medium",
"confidence": "strong",
"description": "Tool \"adobe_save_file\" can write, overwrite or delete files (keyword \"save_file\"). Verify it is scoped to a safe directory.",
"remediation": "Constrain file operations to an explicit, non-sensitive root; reject path traversal.",
"location": {
"kind": "tool",
"name": "adobe_save_file"
},
"data": {
"tags": [
"file-write"
]
}
},
{
"ruleId": "MTC-CAP-005",
"title": "Mutating tool \"adobe_run_powershell\" declares no destructiveHint",
"category": "hygiene",
"severity": "low",
"confidence": "heuristic",
"description": "Tool \"adobe_run_powershell\" can mutate/egress but declares no destructiveHint. Clients that don't default to spec-safe behavior may not prompt before running it.",
"remediation": "Declare accurate annotations, and gate destructive tools on user confirmation regardless.",
"location": {
"kind": "tool",
"name": "adobe_run_powershell"
},
"data": {
"tags": [
"code-exec"
]
}
},
{
"ruleId": "MTC-CAP-005",
"title": "Mutating tool \"adobe_save_file\" declares no destructiveHint",
"category": "hygiene",
"severity": "low",
"confidence": "heuristic",
"description": "Tool \"adobe_save_file\" can mutate/egress but declares no destructiveHint. Clients that don't default to spec-safe behavior may not prompt before running it.",
"remediation": "Declare accurate annotations, and gate destructive tools on user confirmation regardless.",
"location": {
"kind": "tool",
"name": "adobe_save_file"
},
"data": {
"tags": [
"file-write"
]
}
},
{
"ruleId": "MTC-SUP-012",
"title": "Package has no license",
"category": "hygiene",
"severity": "info",
"confidence": "strong",
"description": "\"adobe-mcp\" has no declared license. This is a legal/reuse concern, not a security finding.",
"location": {
"kind": "package",
"name": "adobe-mcp"
}
}
],
"toxicFlows": [],
"capabilities": [
{
"tool": "adobe_list_apps",
"tags": [],
"reasons": {}
},
{
"tool": "adobe_app_status",
"tags": [],
"reasons": {}
},
{
"tool": "adobe_launch_app",
"tags": [],
"reasons": {}
},
{
"tool": "adobe_run_jsx",
"tags": [],
"reasons": {}
},
{
"tool": "adobe_run_jsx_file",
"tags": [],
"reasons": {}
},
{
"tool": "adobe_run_powershell",
"tags": [
"code-exec"
],
"reasons": {
"code-exec": [
"keyword \"powershell\""
]
}
},
{
"tool": "adobe_open_file",
"tags": [],
"reasons": {}
},
{
"tool": "adobe_save_file",
"tags": [
"file-write"
],
"reasons": {
"file-write": [
"keyword \"save_file\""
]
}
},
{
"tool": "adobe_close_document",
"tags": [],
"reasons": {}
},
{
"tool": "adobe_get_doc_info",
"tags": [],
"reasons": {}
},
{
"tool": "adobe_list_fonts",
"tags": [],
"reasons": {}
},
{
"tool": "adobe_ps_new_document",
"tags": [],
"reasons": {}
},
{
"tool": "adobe_ps_layers",
"tags": [],
"reasons": {}
},
{
"tool": "adobe_ps_filter",
"tags": [],
"reasons": {}
},
{
"tool": "adobe_ps_selection",
"tags": [],
"reasons": {}
},
{
"tool": "adobe_ps_transform",
"tags": [],
"reasons": {}
},
{
"tool": "adobe_ps_adjustment",
"tags": [],
"reasons": {}
},
{
"tool": "adobe_ps_text",
"tags": [],
"reasons": {}
},
{
"tool": "adobe_ps_export",
"tags": [],
"reasons": {}
},
{
"tool": "adobe_ps_batch",
"tags": [],
"reasons": {}
},
{
"tool": "adobe_ps_action",
"tags": [],
"reasons": {}
},
{
"tool": "adobe_ps_smart_object",
"tags": [],
"reasons": {}
},
{
"tool": "adobe_ai_new_document",
"tags": [],
"reasons": {}
},
{
"tool": "adobe_ai_shapes",
"tags": [],
"reasons": {}
},
{
"tool": "adobe_ai_text",
"tags": [],
"reasons": {}
},
{
"tool": "adobe_ai_path",
"tags": [],
"reasons": {}
},
{
"tool": "adobe_ai_export",
"tags": [],
"reasons": {}
},
{
"tool": "adobe_pr_project",
"tags": [],
"reasons": {}
},
{
"tool": "adobe_pr_sequence",
"tags": [],
"reasons": {}
},
{
"tool": "adobe_pr_media",
"tags": [],
"reasons": {}
},
{
"tool": "adobe_pr_timeline",
"tags": [],
"reasons": {}
},
{
"tool": "adobe_pr_export",
"tags": [],
"reasons": {}
},
{
"tool": "adobe_pr_effects",
"tags": [],
"reasons": {}
},
{
"tool": "adobe_ae_comp",
"tags": [],
"reasons": {}
},
{
"tool": "adobe_ae_layer",
"tags": [],
"reasons": {}
},
{
"tool": "adobe_ae_property",
"tags": [],
"reasons": {}
},
{
"tool": "adobe_ae_expression",
"tags": [],
"reasons": {}
},
{
"tool": "adobe_ae_effect",
"tags": [],
"reasons": {}
},
{
"tool": "adobe_ae_render",
"tags": [],
"reasons": {}
},
{
"tool": "adobe_id_document",
"tags": [],
"reasons": {}
},
{
"tool": "adobe_id_text",
"tags": [],
"reasons": {}
},
{
"tool": "adobe_id_image",
"tags": [],
"reasons": {}
},
{
"tool": "adobe_ame_encode",
"tags": [],
"reasons": {}
},
{
"tool": "adobe_an_document",
"tags": [],
"reasons": {}
},
{
"tool": "adobe_an_timeline",
"tags": [],
"reasons": {}
}
],
"surfaceDigest": "a628fef945b79e32c8a6672ea6afba03573e23dee07fd68cfaf475a12c247a48",
"stats": {
"tools": 45,
"prompts": 0,
"resources": 0,
"findingsBySeverity": {
"critical": 0,
"high": 2,
"medium": 1,
"low": 2,
"info": 1
}
}
}