CVE-2026-7318

MEDIUM 5.9

elie mcp-project research_server.py search_papers path traversal

CVSS Score

5.9

EPSS Score

0.0%

EPSS Percentile

0th

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.

CWE	CWE-22
Vendor	elie
Product	mcp-project
Published	Apr 28, 2026

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CVSS v3 Breakdown

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

Attack Vector

Attack Complexity

Privileges Required

User Interaction

Scope

Confidentiality

Integrity

Availability

Affected Versions

elie / mcp-project

0.1.0

References

NVD ↗ CVE.org ↗ EPSS Data ↗

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

Credits

🔍 LittleW (VulDB User) VulDB CNA Team