PT-2026-35574 · Duartium · Papers-Mcp-Server

Smallw · Published 2026-04-28 · Updated 2026-04-28 · CVE-2026-7205

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

7.5

High

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions duartium papers-mcp-server version 9ceb3812a6458ba7922ca24a7406f8807bc55598

Description A path traversal issue exists in the search papers() function within the src/main.py file. This occurs when the topic argument is manipulated, allowing a remote attacker to access files and directories outside the intended folder.

Recommendations As a temporary workaround, restrict or validate the input for the topic argument in the search papers() function to prevent path traversal. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Exploit

Path traversal

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-22

Related Identifiers

CVE-2026-7205

Affected Products

Papers-Mcp-Server

References · 8

• 🔥 https://github.com/duartium/papers-mcp-server/issues/1 · Exploit
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-7205 · Security Note
• https://t.me/CVEtracker/52018 · Telegram Post
• https://vuldb.com/submit/802080 · Note
• https://twitter.com/CVEarity/status/2049082926839804048 · Twitter Post
• https://vuldb.com/vuln/359805 · Note
• https://github.com/duartium/papers-mcp-server · Note
• https://vuldb.com/vuln/359805/cti · Note