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

Severity: medium (CVSS 5.9 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2026-04-28 · updated 2026-07-24
Weakness: CWE-22

Description

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.

Affected products

elie mcp-project: 0.1.0

References

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

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