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CVE-2026-7159: mkdocs-mcp-plugin has a Path Traversal issue

April 28, 2026 (updated May 6, 2026)

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.”

References

  • github.com/advisories/GHSA-wfr3-hf93-qgg3
  • github.com/douinc/mkdocs-mcp-plugin
  • github.com/douinc/mkdocs-mcp-plugin/issues/6
  • github.com/douinc/mkdocs-mcp-plugin/issues/6
  • nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-7159
  • vuldb.com/submit/802063
  • vuldb.com/vuln/359758
  • vuldb.com/vuln/359758/cti

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Affected versions

All versions up to 0.4.1

Solution

Unfortunately, there is no solution available yet.

Impact 7.3 HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L

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Weakness

  • CWE-22: Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')

Source file

pypi/mkdocs-mcp-plugin/CVE-2026-7159.yml

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