ToolTrust
D52/100
Smithery

googlesheets

mcpsmithery

@Smithery

Google Sheets MCP server for reading and writing spreadsheet data.

By Smithery | 29 findings | Scanned 3/24/2026 | tooltrust-scanner/v0.2.1

1 Critical5 High14 Medium9 Low

Security Findings (29)

  • CriticalArbitrary Code Execution

    GOOGLESHEETS_EXECUTE_SQL:tool name or description implies arbitrary script/code execution (evaluate_script, execute javascript, etc.)

    Rule: AS-006Fix: This tool can execute arbitrary code or shell commands on the host system. Remove it unless strictly required. If kept: (1) restrict access to trusted users/agents only, (2) require human approval before each invocation (Claude Desktop: set approval_required: true; other clients: enable equivalent confirmation), (3) use the most restrictive sandbox or read-only mode available, and (4) never expose this tool to untrusted input sources.
  • HighExcessive Permission Surface ×5
    • GOOGLESHEETS_EXECUTE_SQL:tool declares exec permission
    • GOOGLESHEETS_QUERY_TABLE:tool declares network permission
    • GOOGLESHEETS_QUERY_TABLE:tool declares exec permission
    • GOOGLESHEETS_SEARCH_DEVELOPER_METADATA:tool declares network permission
    • GOOGLESHEETS_SEARCH_SPREADSHEETS:tool declares network permission
    Rule: AS-002Fix: Tool requests broad permissions (exec/fs/network). Validate input parameters using Enums where possible, and restrict file system operations to explicit allowed directories.
  • MediumExcessive Permission Surface ×14
    • GOOGLESHEETS_BATCH_UPDATE:tool declares fs permission
    • GOOGLESHEETS_BATCH_UPDATE_VALUES_BY_DATA_FILTER:tool declares fs permission
    • GOOGLESHEETS_CREATE_CHART:tool declares fs permission
    • GOOGLESHEETS_CREATE_GOOGLE_SHEET1:tool declares fs permission
    • GOOGLESHEETS_CREATE_SPREADSHEET_COLUMN:tool declares fs permission
    • GOOGLESHEETS_CREATE_SPREADSHEET_ROW:tool declares fs permission
    • GOOGLESHEETS_DELETE_DIMENSION:tool declares fs permission
    • GOOGLESHEETS_DELETE_SHEET:tool declares fs permission
    • GOOGLESHEETS_EXECUTE_SQL:tool declares db permission
    • GOOGLESHEETS_GET_TABLE_SCHEMA:tool declares db permission
    • GOOGLESHEETS_LOOKUP_SPREADSHEET_ROW:tool declares db permission
    • GOOGLESHEETS_QUERY_TABLE:tool declares db permission
    • GOOGLESHEETS_UPDATE_SHEET_PROPERTIES:tool declares fs permission
    • GOOGLESHEETS_UPDATE_SPREADSHEET_PROPERTIES:tool declares fs permission
    Rule: AS-002Fix: Tool requests broad permissions (exec/fs/network). Validate input parameters using Enums where possible, and restrict file system operations to explicit allowed directories.
  • LowExcessive Permission Surface ×4
    • GOOGLESHEETS_CREATE_CHART:input schema exposes 13 properties (threshold: 10)
    • GOOGLESHEETS_EXECUTE_SQL:tool declares http permission
    • GOOGLESHEETS_FORMAT_CELL:input schema exposes 15 properties (threshold: 10)
    • GOOGLESHEETS_UPSERT_ROWS:tool declares http permission
    Rule: AS-002Fix: Tool requests broad permissions (exec/fs/network). Validate input parameters using Enums where possible, and restrict file system operations to explicit allowed directories.
  • LowDoS Resilience — Missing Rate Limit / Timeout ×5
    • GOOGLESHEETS_EXECUTE_SQL:tool performs network or execution operations but declares no rate-limit, timeout, or retry configuration
    • GOOGLESHEETS_QUERY_TABLE:tool performs network or execution operations but declares no rate-limit, timeout, or retry configuration
    • GOOGLESHEETS_SEARCH_DEVELOPER_METADATA:tool performs network or execution operations but declares no rate-limit, timeout, or retry configuration
    • GOOGLESHEETS_SEARCH_SPREADSHEETS:tool performs network or execution operations but declares no rate-limit, timeout, or retry configuration
    • GOOGLESHEETS_UPSERT_ROWS:tool performs network or execution operations but declares no rate-limit, timeout, or retry configuration
    Rule: AS-011Fix: Declare explicit rate-limit, timeout, and retry configuration for all network and execution tools. Implement exponential back-off and surface resource state to the calling agent.

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