CVE-2026-7318

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.

CVSS v3 5.9 MEDIUM
CVSS v2.0 4.6 MEDIUM

5.9^/10

CVSS v3 : MEDIUM

Vector :

Exploitability : 2.5 / Impact : 3.4

Attack Vector LOCAL

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact LOW

Integrity Impact LOW

Availability Impact LOW

Scope UNCHANGED

4.6^/10

CVSS v2.0 : MEDIUM

Vector : AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 6.4

Access Vector LOCAL

Access Complexity LOW

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact PARTIAL

Integrity Impact PARTIAL

Availability Impact PARTIAL

References

Link	Resource
https://github.com/elie/mcp-research-server/issues/1
https://vuldb.com/submit/803083
https://vuldb.com/vuln/359971
https://vuldb.com/vuln/359971/cti

Configurations

No configuration.

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2026-04-28 22:16

Updated : 2026-07-24 08:10

NVD link : CVE-2026-7318

Mitre link : CVE-2026-7318

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-7318

JSON object : View

Products Affected

No product.

CWE

CWE-22

Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')

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