CVE-2026-7318

elie mcp-project research_server.py search_papers path traversal

Assigner: VulDB
Reserved: 28.04.2026 Published: 28.04.2026 Updated: 28.04.2026

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.

Metrics

CVSS Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P
CVSS Score: 5.1

Exploitability Metrics		Vulnerable System Impact Metrics		Subsequent System Impact Metrics
Attack Vector	Local	Confidentiality	Low	Confidentiality	None
Attack Complexity	Low	Integrity	Low	Integrity	None
Attack Requirements	None	Availability	Low	Availability	None
Privileges Required	None
User Interaction	None

CVSS 4.0

CVSS Vector: 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
CVSS Score: 5.9

Attack Vector	Local	Scope	Unchanged
Attack Complexity	Low	Confidentiality Impact	Low
Privileges Required	None	Integrity Impact	Low
User Interaction	None	Availability Impact	Low

CVSS 3.1

CVSS Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L/E:P/RL:X/RC:R
CVSS Score: 5.9

Attack Vector	Local	Scope	Unchanged
Attack Complexity	Low	Confidentiality Impact	Low
Privileges Required	None	Integrity Impact	Low
User Interaction	None	Availability Impact	Low

CVSS 3.0

CVSS Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P/E:POC/RL:ND/RC:UR
CVSS Score: 4.6

Access Vector	Local	Confidentiality Impact	Partial
Access Complexity	Low	Integrity Impact	Partial
Authentication	None	Availability Impact	Partial

CVSS 2.0

Product Status

Vendor	elie
Product	mcp-project
Versions	Version 0.1.0 is affected

Vendor

elie

Product

mcp-project

Versions

Version 0.1.0 is affected

Credits

LittleW (VulDB User) reporter
VulDB CNA Team coordinator

References

Problem Types