Ethical Hacking MCP Server
This repository is intended for educational purposes to demonstrate the potential security risks in MCP implementations, and how to recognize and prevent security issues.
People who work with security and want it reachable from Claude, Cursor, VS Code, or another MCP client. The project is written in Python.
GOING QUIET
LAST COMMIT 2025-09-16 · ★ 19 · VERIFIED 2026-09-18
Python servers · how we verify → /methodology
01 · Install Ethical Hacking
Claude Desktop
Settings → Extensions → Install, then select the https://github.com/cmpxchg16/mcp-ethical-hacking/releases/download/v1.4.0/server.mcpb .mcpb bundle02 · Evidence
Security posture
What to check before giving this server access to your agent - from the registry, GitHub, and our own probes. We don't score safety; we show what's verifiable.
runs as Claude Desktop extension (.mcpb bundle)
license no standard license detected - usage rights unclear; check the repo before commercial use
registry namespace io.github.cmpxchg16 is GitHub-verified and matches the repo owner
03 · What Ethical Hacking can do
Prose above is summarized from the project's README and registry record - no invented capabilities.
Latest releases
v1.4.0 · 2025-09-16
v1.3.0 · 2025-09-15
v1.2.0 · 2025-09-15
04 · Who maintains Ethical Hacking
mcp-ethical-hacking is maintained by cmpxchg16. It's the only MCP server we track from this author; the repo dates to Apr 2025.
05 · Facts
- repository
- github.com/cmpxchg16/mcp-ethical-hacking
- category
- security - stale as of 2026-09-18.
- registry
- io.github.cmpxchg16/mcp-ethical-hacking (active, first published 2025-09-13 · 5 versions)
- packages
- mcpb:https://github.com/cmpxchg16/mcp-ethical-hacking/releases/download/v1.4.0/server.mcpb
06 · Ethical Hacking FAQ
What is Ethical Hacking?
This repository is intended for educational purposes to demonstrate the potential security risks in MCP implementations, and how to recognize and prevent security issues.
Is Ethical Hacking still maintained?
Its last commit was 2025-09-16 (as of 2026-09-18) - we classify it as stale.
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Servers that cover what Ethical Hacking doesn't - only shown when the pairing reason fits the companion.