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CVE-2026-7318

MEDIUM

5.9

Description

A vulnerability was detected in elie mcp-project 0.1.0. The affected element is the function search_papers of the file research_server.py. The manipulation of the argument topic results in path traversal. Attacking locally is a requirement. The exploit is now public and may be used. The project was informed of the problem early through an issue report but has not responded yet.

CVE Details

CVSS v3.1 Score5.9

SeverityMEDIUM

CVSS VectorCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L

Attack VectorLOCAL

ComplexityLOW

Privileges RequiredNONE

User InteractionNONE

Published4/28/2026

Last Modified4/29/2026

Sourcenvd

Honeypot Sightings0

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-22

References

https://github.com/elie/mcp-research-server/issues/1(cna@vuldb.com)

https://vuldb.com/submit/803083(cna@vuldb.com)

https://vuldb.com/vuln/359971(cna@vuldb.com)

https://vuldb.com/vuln/359971/cti(cna@vuldb.com)

IOC Correlations

No correlations recorded

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