CVE-2026-7159douinc mkdocs-mcp-plugin server.py list_documents path traversal
- 6.9MediumCVSS base score
- 0.43%Exploitation in 30 daysEPSS · top 63% of all CVEs
- NoKnown exploitednot in CISA's KEV catalog
- YesPublic exploitsa reference or SSVC says so
Description
A vulnerability was found in douinc mkdocs-mcp-plugin up to 0.4.1. This affects the function read_document/list_documents of the file server.py. Performing a manipulation of the argument docs_dir/file_path results in path traversal. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. The exploit has been made public and could be used. The vendor confirms, that the "fix will be published within a few days."
Public exploit
An exploit or proof of concept is public: anyone can try it against an unpatched system. A reference of the record is tagged as an exploit. CISA's SSVC rates its exploitation: a proof of concept is public.
Show the exploits1
References tagged exploit1 reference
- https://github.com/douinc/mkdocs-mcp-plugin/issues/6 (opens in a new tab)exploitissue-tracking
Timeline
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Record updated
Changes after publication (a new score, a public exploit, EPSS crossing 1, 10 or 50 %, leaving KEV) are kept since November 2026; earlier ones are not known.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| VulDBCNA (assigner) | 4.0 | Medium6.9 | CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P |
| VulDBCNA (assigner) | 3.1 | High7.3 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L/E:P/RL:X/RC:C |
| VulDBCNA (assigner) | 3.0 | High7.3 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L/E:P/RL:X/RC:C |
| VulDBCNA (assigner) | 2.0 | High7.5 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P/E:POC/RL:ND/RC:C |
| NVDNVD · Deferred | 4.0 | Medium5.5 | CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/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 |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 0.43% · top 63% of all CVEs (12 Nov 2026)
- CISA SSVC
- Exploitation: poc · Automatable: yes · Technical impact: partial
The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 6.9.
Affected products
- affected 0.4.0
- affected 0.4.1
Affected packages
From reviewed advisories of the GitHub Advisory Database.
- PyPImkdocs-mcp-pluginGHSA-wfr3-hf93-qgg3 (opens in a new tab)
References
References6
- VDB-359758 | douinc mkdocs-mcp-plugin server.py list_documents path traversal (opens in a new tab)vdb-entrytechnical-description
- VDB-359758 | CTI Indicators (IOB, IOC, TTP, IOA) (opens in a new tab)signaturepermissions-required
- Submit #802063 | douinc mkdocs-mcp-plugin 0.4.1 Path Traversal (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisory
- https://github.com/douinc/mkdocs-mcp-plugin/issues/6 (opens in a new tab)exploitissue-tracking
- https://github.com/douinc/mkdocs-mcp-plugin/issues/6#issuecomment-4223718119 (opens in a new tab)issue-tracking
- https://github.com/douinc/mkdocs-mcp-plugin/ (opens in a new tab)product
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- EUVD EUVD-2026-25926 (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisory GHSA-wfr3-hf93-qgg3 (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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