OASB
Attacks/Fake Tool Detection/FAKETOOL-009
CRITICALCWE-290

FAKETOOL-009 Tool Identity Spoofing via Metadata

Fake Tool Detection: MCP tool impersonation, shadow tool injection, and tool name squatting attacks

Description

Registers a tool with forged metadata claiming it comes from a trusted provider (e.g., Anthropic, OpenAI) to bypass trust checks

Remediation

Verify tool provider claims cryptographically. Reject self-asserted trust levels and verification status. Implement a tool signing and attestation framework.

Severity

CRITICAL

OASB Control

2.3

CWE

CWE-290