Medium 5.9Published Apr 28, 2026

CVE-2026-7318elie mcp-project research_server.py search_papers path traversal

Updated under an hour ago (Oct 26, 2026, 5:30 PM ET)

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Exploited in the last 30 days

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: 5.9 MEDIUM (v3.1, CNA)CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L/E:P/RL:X/RC:R
Weakness (CWE): CWE-22
Known exploited: Not in CISA's KEV catalog
EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days): Not loaded for this CVE
Assigned by: VulDB
NVD analysis: Deferred
Record last updated: Apr 29, 2026
First seen by InfoSec Signals: Oct 9, 2026

Affected products

Affected products

elie mcp-project elie:mcp_project (from the name)	0.1.0	CNA record

References

References

https://vuldb.com/vuln/359971	vdb-entry, technical-description
https://vuldb.com/vuln/359971/cti	signature, permissions-required
https://vuldb.com/submit/803083	third-party-advisory
https://github.com/elie/mcp-research-server/issues/1	exploit, issue-tracking

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