CVE-2026-7738

May 4, 2026, 3:17 p.m.

2.1
Low

Description

A security flaw has been discovered in puchunjie doc-tools-mcp 1.0.18. This affects the function create_document/open_document of the file src/mcp-server.ts of the component MCP Interface. The manipulation of the argument filePath results in path traversal. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploit has been released to the public and may be used for attacks. The project was informed of the problem early through an issue report but has not responded yet.

Product(s) Impacted

Vendor Product Versions
Puchunjie
  • Doc-tools-mcp
  • 1.0.18

Weaknesses

Common security weaknesses mapped to this vulnerability.

CWE-22
Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
The product uses external input to construct a pathname that is intended to identify a file or directory that is located underneath a restricted parent directory, but the product does not properly neutralize special elements within the pathname that can cause the pathname to resolve to a location that is outside of the restricted directory.

*CPE(s)

Affected systems and software identified for this CVE.

Type Vendor Product Version Update Edition Language Software Edition Target Software Target Hardware Other Information
a puchunjie doc-tools-mcp 1.0.18 / / / / / / /

References

https://github.com/BruceJqs/public_exp/issues/38
https://github.com/puchunjie/doc-tools-mcp/
https://github.com/puchunjie/doc-tools-mcp/issues/4
https://vuldb.com/submit/807642
https://vuldb.com/vuln/360913
https://vuldb.com/vuln/360913/cti

Tags

CWE-22
[email protected]
2026-05-04
CVE-2026-7738

CVSS Score

2.1 / 10

CVSS Data - 4.0

  • Attack Vector: NETWORK
  • Attack Complexity: LOW
  • Attack Requirements: NONE
  • Privileges Required: LOW
  • User Interaction: NONE
  • Scope:
  • Confidentiality Impact: LOW
  • Integrity Impact: LOW
  • Availability Impact: LOW
  • Exploit Maturity: PROOF_OF_CONCEPT

    • CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X

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Timeline

Published: May 4, 2026, 7:16 a.m.
Last Modified: May 4, 2026, 3:17 p.m.

Status : Deferred

CVE has been recently published to the CVE List and has been received by the NVD.

More info

Source

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