CVE-2026-57441

MCPVault is a lightweight Model Context Protocol server for safe access to files in an Obsidian vault. Prior to 0.11.4, PathFilter in src/pathfilter.ts compiles restricted-directory patterns case-sensitively and compares paths without canonicalizing filesystem-equivalent segment names. On case-insensitive macOS and Windows filesystems, case variants of .git, .obsidian, or node_modules pass both isAllowed() and isAllowedForListing() even though the operating system opens the restricted directory, and Windows trailing dots or spaces provide the same bypass. An attacker who influences a path selected by an AI agent can use the bypass in read, write, move, search, or listing operations to expose or modify sensitive repository and Obsidian metadata. Vault-root .. containment is not affected. This issue is fixed in version 0.11.4.

CVSS

No CVSS.

References

Link	Resource
https://github.com/bitbonsai/mcpvault/commit/0adb43901e1a08e85e14b42a8df2442fabc0b64a
https://github.com/bitbonsai/mcpvault/commit/b9ea91a1c6d6adfec3e9e0483d9d79669e927fa8
https://github.com/bitbonsai/mcpvault/security/advisories/GHSA-j99q-93c9-h869

Configurations

No configuration.

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2026-09-15 18:17

Updated : 2026-09-15 20:17

NVD link : CVE-2026-57441

Mitre link : CVE-2026-57441

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-57441

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Products Affected

No product.

CWE

CWE-41

Improper Resolution of Path Equivalence

CWE-178

Improper Handling of Case Sensitivity

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