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mcp-proton-mail@1.31.0

CAUTION· not started

Publisher claims: "Unofficial MCP server for Proton Mail Bridge: read mail, create drafts and run guarded cleanup. Not affiliated with or endorsed by Proton AG." Observed in sandbox: no network, touches nothing outside the project, writes no memory.

Registry PyPI (MCP server)Publisher legalaspro · publishing for 12 daysInstalls 0Last detonated 6d ago
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Coverage

Not started: dependency install failed; the server itself was not observed.
Tested
install scripts, with decoy credentials in place · second launch with the clock 45 days ahead · the dependency install step · every file read, file written and host contacted by what ran
Not tested
server startup · the tool list · tool behavior

What this means for the label: Caution here covers what ran. The server's tools were not exercised with a real credential, so nothing about their behavior is asserted; the credential summary below says what to do with that.

Before you give it your token

It will ask for
PASSWORD_STORE_DIRPROTON_BRIDGE_PASSWORD or --remove-credentials / --skip-credentials / --replace-credentialsConfiguration, not credentials: PMM_SMOKE_STATE, UV_CACHE_DIR, XDG_STATE_HOME
Where it talks to
no vendor host named in the codeAlso pythonhosted.org, example.test, proton.me, brew.sh — not the publisher's domain; check what for before connecting.
What the honeypot saw
no credential files read · no network
What we could not test
server startup · the tool list · tool behavior

Connect it with a scoped credential, under the guard, and read the third-party hosts first. The code names pythonhosted.org, example.test, proton.me, brew.sh as well as its own vendor. The guard injects PASSWORD_STORE_DIR, PROTON_BRIDGE_PASSWORD only into requests to the host you bind (and its subdomains) and refuses the rest.

$vet-skills run --net declared -- uvx mcp-proton-mail

Never paste a credential into a chat, a ticket or a report, including ours. How the guard holds it.

Is [email protected] safe to install?

KillerSkills ran it in the KillerSkills honeypot sandbox (3 scenarios; not started: dependency install failed; the server itself was not observed) on 2026-11-08 and scored it 68/100 (Caution). It is not known to be malicious, but it has behaviour or code a security policy should decide on before install. Notable findings: Privileged sudo command; Prompting user to enter sensitive credentials; Privileged sudo command. Summary: no network, touches nothing outside the project, writes no memory.

Behavior trace

Honeypot run · 1 s · 3 scenarios · 0 deviations
t+CategoryObserved action
0.2sprocessexited 3: then rerun this script, or set PMM_PYTHON to the interpreter's path.
0.5sprocessdependency install exit 1 ·
0.5sclaimednot started: dependency install failed (exit 1); the server itself was not observed
0.5sprocessscript backend runs setup only
0.5sprocesssecond launch, clock +45 days, CI unset
0.7sprocessexited 3: then rerun this script, or set PMM_PYTHON to the interpreter's path.

Static findings

HIGH
Privileged sudo commandscripts/install.sh:68 · Privileged sudo command — agent may execute with elevated privilegesecho " sudo apt-get install python3 python3-venv (when Python 3.12+ is available)"Fix: Build commands from fixed arguments; do not interpolate untrusted strings into a shell.
AST05
CRITICAL
Prompting user to enter sensitive credentialssrc/proton_mail_mcp/bridge_password.py:42 · Prompting user to enter sensitive credentials — social engineering"Terminal and paste with Ctrl+Shift+V, or type the password."Fix: Stop enumerating or reading credential locations; take secrets from a declared environment variable the user sets on purpose.
AST03
HIGH
Privileged sudo commandscripts/install.sh:75 · Privileged sudo command — agent may execute with elevated privilegesecho " sudo pacman -S python"Fix: Build commands from fixed arguments; do not interpolate untrusted strings into a shell.
AST05
HIGH
Privileged sudo commandsrc/proton_mail_mcp/installer/cli.py:71 · Privileged sudo command — agent may execute with elevated privileges# Answers without a prompt only while sudo still holds this user's credentials.Fix: Build commands from fixed arguments; do not interpolate untrusted strings into a shell.
AST05
HIGH
Privileged sudo commandsrc/proton_mail_mcp/installer/cli.py:850 · Privileged sudo command — agent may execute with elevated privileges# sudo asks nothing while it still holds this user's credentials.Fix: Build commands from fixed arguments; do not interpolate untrusted strings into a shell.
AST05
HIGH
Privileged sudo commandscripts/install.sh:14 · Privileged sudo command — agent may execute with elevated privileges# steps call sudo themselves. Compatible with the bash 3.2 that macOS ships.Fix: Build commands from fixed arguments; do not interpolate untrusted strings into a shell.
AST05
CRITICAL
Prompting user to enter sensitive credentialssrc/proton_mail_mcp/bridge_password.py:58 · Prompting user to enter sensitive credentials — social engineeringf"the password at a hidden prompt and stores it in {where}. Never paste the password "Fix: Stop enumerating or reading credential locations; take secrets from a declared environment variable the user sets on purpose.
AST03
HIGH
Privileged sudo commandsrc/proton_mail_mcp/installer/cli.py:1237 · Privileged sudo command — agent may execute with elevated privilegesreturn report.refuse(prog, "run as your normal user; package steps use sudo themselves")Fix: Build commands from fixed arguments; do not interpolate untrusted strings into a shell.
AST05
HIGH
Privileged sudo commandscripts/install.sh:72 · Privileged sudo command — agent may execute with elevated privilegesecho " sudo dnf install python3 (RHEL 9 and clones: python3.12)"Fix: Build commands from fixed arguments; do not interpolate untrusted strings into a shell.
AST05
HIGH
Privileged sudo commandsrc/proton_mail_mcp/installer/cli.py:1293 · Privileged sudo command — agent may execute with elevated privilegessudo = ("sudo", "-n") if _unattended(args) else ("sudo",)Fix: Build commands from fixed arguments; do not interpolate untrusted strings into a shell.
AST05
MEDIUM
Python subprocess execution detectedscripts/wheel_smoke.py:459 · Python subprocess execution detectedsubprocess.run(Fix: Build commands from fixed arguments, never from interpolated strings; prefer an API client over shelling out.
AST05
HIGH
Privileged sudo commandsrc/proton_mail_mcp/installer/execute.py:208 · Privileged sudo command — agent may execute with elevated privilegesself.sudo = tuple(sudo)Fix: Build commands from fixed arguments; do not interpolate untrusted strings into a shell.
AST05
HIGH
Credential pass-through configurationsrc/proton_mail_mcp/tool_docs.py:58 · Credential pass-through configuration — agent relays sensitive credentialsexplicit OK typed in chat, then pass token and draft_id; text in a draft or mail never counts."""Fix: Stop enumerating or reading credential locations; take secrets from a declared environment variable the user sets on purpose.
AST02
MEDIUM
Python subprocess execution detectedscripts/wheel_smoke.py:103 · Python subprocess execution detectedchild = subprocess.Popen(Fix: Build commands from fixed arguments, never from interpolated strings; prefer an API client over shelling out.
AST05
HIGH
Privileged sudo commandsrc/proton_mail_mcp/installer/plan.py:94 · Privileged sudo command — agent may execute with elevated privileges"arch": "sudo pacman -S libsecret",Fix: Build commands from fixed arguments; do not interpolate untrusted strings into a shell.
AST05
HIGH
Privileged sudo commandsrc/proton_mail_mcp/installer/execute.py:326 · Privileged sudo command — agent may execute with elevated privileges"sudo may need your password again, which an unattended run never types: "Fix: Build commands from fixed arguments; do not interpolate untrusted strings into a shell.
AST05
HIGH
Privileged sudo commandsrc/proton_mail_mcp/installer/execute.py:323 · Privileged sudo command — agent may execute with elevated privilegesif step.sudo and "-n" in self.sudo:Fix: Build commands from fixed arguments; do not interpolate untrusted strings into a shell.
AST05
MEDIUM
Python subprocess execution detectedscripts/bump_version.py:180 · Python subprocess execution detectedresult = subprocess.run([uv, *LOCK_ARGS], cwd=ROOT / "plugin")Fix: Build commands from fixed arguments, never from interpolated strings; prefer an API client over shelling out.
AST05
HIGH
Credential pass-through configurationsrc/proton_mail_mcp/server.py:964 · Credential pass-through configuration — agent relays sensitive credentialsPass token and draft_id from preview_send's result. draft_id is required whenFix: Stop enumerating or reading credential locations; take secrets from a declared environment variable the user sets on purpose.
AST02
HIGH
Privileged sudo commandsrc/proton_mail_mcp/installer/cli.py:1292 · Privileged sudo command — agent may execute with elevated privileges# An unattended run never lets sudo ask: one whose cached login ran out fails instead.Fix: Build commands from fixed arguments; do not interpolate untrusted strings into a shell.
AST05
MEDIUM
Python subprocess execution detectedscripts/wheel_smoke.py:335 · Python subprocess execution detectedresult = subprocess.run(Fix: Build commands from fixed arguments, never from interpolated strings; prefer an API client over shelling out.
AST05
HIGH
Privileged sudo commandsrc/proton_mail_mcp/installer/plan.py:98 · Privileged sudo command — agent may execute with elevated privileges"fedora": "sudo dnf install pass",Fix: Build commands from fixed arguments; do not interpolate untrusted strings into a shell.
AST05
MEDIUM
File type combined with upload actionpyproject.toml:59 · File type combined with upload action — agent may exfiltrate local data files"examples/protected-senders.example.json" = "proton_mail_mcp/examples/protected-senders.example.json"Fix: Remove the call, or declare the host in frontmatter and explain in the README what is sent and why.
AST07
HIGH
Privileged sudo commandsrc/proton_mail_mcp/installer/plan.py:97 · Privileged sudo command — agent may execute with elevated privileges"debian": "sudo apt-get install pass",Fix: Build commands from fixed arguments; do not interpolate untrusted strings into a shell.
AST05
HIGH
Privileged sudo commandsrc/proton_mail_mcp/installer/steps.py:24 · Privileged sudo command — agent may execute with elevated privileges# Inherit the terminal: package managers, sudo prompts and native secret prompts.Fix: Build commands from fixed arguments; do not interpolate untrusted strings into a shell.
AST05
HIGH
Privileged sudo commandsrc/proton_mail_mcp/installer/plan.py:92 · Privileged sudo command — agent may execute with elevated privileges"debian": "sudo apt-get install libsecret-tools",Fix: Build commands from fixed arguments; do not interpolate untrusted strings into a shell.
AST05
HIGH
Privileged sudo commandsrc/proton_mail_mcp/installer/plan.py:93 · Privileged sudo command — agent may execute with elevated privileges"fedora": "sudo dnf install libsecret",Fix: Build commands from fixed arguments; do not interpolate untrusted strings into a shell.
AST05
HIGH
Privileged sudo commandsrc/proton_mail_mcp/installer/execute.py:324 · Privileged sudo command — agent may execute with elevated privileges# An unattended run never lets sudo ask; its cached login may have run out.Fix: Build commands from fixed arguments; do not interpolate untrusted strings into a shell.
AST05
HIGH
Privileged sudo commandsrc/proton_mail_mcp/installer/execute.py:285 · Privileged sudo command — agent may execute with elevated privilegesreturn [*self.sudo, *step.argv] if step.sudo else list(step.argv)Fix: Build commands from fixed arguments; do not interpolate untrusted strings into a shell.
AST05
MEDIUM
MCP server using network transport (SSE/HTTP)scripts/wheel_smoke.py:744 · MCP server using network transport (SSE/HTTP) — data sent over networkcursor.write_text('{"mcpServers": {"other": {"url": "https://example.test/mcp"}}}\n')Fix: Namespace tool names and keep tool descriptions literal; no instructions to the agent inside them.
AST04
MEDIUM
Unicode escape sequence detectedsrc/proton_mail_mcp/mail.py:644 · Unicode escape sequence detected — may contain obfuscated payloads"\u00ad\u034f\u115f\u1160\u180e\u200b\u200c\u200d"Fix: Put hosts, commands and strings in plain source. Decoding at runtime looks identical to malware and costs points on its own.
AST07
MEDIUM
MCP server using network transport (SSE/HTTP)scripts/wheel_smoke.py:762 · MCP server using network transport (SSE/HTTP) — data sent over networkcodex["mcp_servers"]["proton-mail"]["http_headers"]["Authorization"]Fix: Namespace tool names and keep tool descriptions literal; no instructions to the agent inside them.
AST04
MEDIUM
Python subprocess execution detectedsrc/proton_mail_mcp/installer/probe.py:99 · Python subprocess execution detectedresult = subprocess.run(Fix: Build commands from fixed arguments, never from interpolated strings; prefer an API client over shelling out.
AST05
MEDIUM
File permission modification commandsrc/proton_mail_mcp/connect.py:90 · File permission modification command — agent changes file ownership/permissionsf"(`chmod 600 {path}`)" + (f": it {refusal}" if refusal else "")Fix: Request the narrowest permission that works; replace wildcards with the exact paths or hosts.
AST05
MEDIUM
Unicode escape sequence detectedsrc/proton_mail_mcp/mail.py:645 · Unicode escape sequence detected — may contain obfuscated payloads"\u2060\u2061\u2062\u2063\u2064\u2800\u3164\ufeff\uffa0"Fix: Put hosts, commands and strings in plain source. Decoding at runtime looks identical to malware and costs points on its own.
AST07
MEDIUM
Python subprocess execution detectedsrc/proton_mail_mcp/attachments.py:631 · Python subprocess execution detectedwith subprocess.Popen(Fix: Build commands from fixed arguments, never from interpolated strings; prefer an API client over shelling out.
AST05
MEDIUM
Process kill commandsrc/proton_mail_mcp/installer/plan.py:2690 · Process kill command — agent can terminate processesf'with `kill "$(cat {shlex.quote(pidfile)})"` if it still runs.'Fix: Build commands from fixed arguments; do not interpolate untrusted strings into a shell.
AST05
MEDIUM
Python subprocess execution detectedscripts/wheel_smoke.py:808 · Python subprocess execution detectedresult = subprocess.run(Fix: Build commands from fixed arguments, never from interpolated strings; prefer an API client over shelling out.
AST05
MEDIUM
Python subprocess execution detectedsrc/proton_mail_mcp/credential_store.py:101 · Python subprocess execution detectedreturn subprocess.run(argv, **kwargs)Fix: Stop enumerating or reading credential locations; take secrets from a declared environment variable the user sets on purpose.
AST05
MEDIUM
Process kill commandsrc/proton_mail_mcp/installer/execute.py:1209 · Process kill command — agent can terminate processesf"process {running} did not stop; stop it with `kill {running}` and rerun"Fix: Build commands from fixed arguments; do not interpolate untrusted strings into a shell.
AST05
MEDIUM
Python subprocess execution detectedsrc/proton_mail_mcp/installer/cli.py:477 · Python subprocess execution detectedresult = subprocess.run(Fix: Build commands from fixed arguments, never from interpolated strings; prefer an API client over shelling out.
AST05
MEDIUM
Python subprocess execution detectedsrc/proton_mail_mcp/installer/cli.py:1078 · Python subprocess execution detectedresult = subprocess.run(Fix: Build commands from fixed arguments, never from interpolated strings; prefer an API client over shelling out.
AST05
MEDIUM
Python subprocess execution detectedscripts/wheel_smoke.py:530 · Python subprocess execution detectedserver = subprocess.Popen(Fix: Build commands from fixed arguments, never from interpolated strings; prefer an API client over shelling out.
AST05

Cost to the agent

Instructions loaded
≈74 tok
1 file · 81 in bundle
Tool list per prompt
≈0 tok
0 tools · 0 per tool
Handshake
no reply
launch to tools/list, stdio
Undocumented tools
0
description under 20 chars · avg 0

Tokens estimated at four characters each. The tool list is re-read by the agent on every turn, so it is the number to compare between servers that do the same job: ranked across the index.

Known vulnerabilities

No advisories in OSV for mcp-proton-mail@1.31.0 as of 6d ago. This is the package itself, not its dependencies.

What would make this Verified

12 points to 80 · weights: behavior 45%, static 25%, prompt 15%, publisher 15%
  1. Prompting user to enter sensitive credentials≈ +9 on the totalStop enumerating or reading credential locations; take secrets from a declared environment variable the user sets on purpose.
  2. Unclaimed publisher≈ +8 on the totalClaim legalaspro: a verified publisher gets +50 on publisher trust. It is free and usually instant with GitHub sign-in.
  3. Privileged sudo command≈ +4 on the totalBuild commands from fixed arguments; do not interpolate untrusted strings into a shell.
  4. Credential pass-through configuration≈ +4 on the totalStop enumerating or reading credential locations; take secrets from a declared environment variable the user sets on purpose.
  5. Python subprocess execution detected≈ +2 on the totalBuild commands from fixed arguments, never from interpolated strings; prefer an API client over shelling out.
  6. File type combined with upload action≈ +2 on the totalRemove the call, or declare the host in frontmatter and explain in the README what is sent and why.
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