CVE-2026-81491 (GCVE-0-2026-81491)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2026-08-27 02:15
Modified
2026-08-27 14:44
CWE
Summary
A flaw has been found in boxpositron with-context-mcp up to 3.0.7. This affects the function ingest_notes/teleport_notes/sync_notes/project_folder of the file src/index.ts. Executing a manipulation can lead to path traversal. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploit has been published and may be used. The project was informed of the problem early through an issue report but has not responded yet.
References
https://vuldb.com/vuln/395981 vdb-entry, technical-description
https://vuldb.com/vuln/395981/cti signature, permissions-required
https://vuldb.com/cve/CVE-2026-81491 third-party-advisory
https://vuldb.com/submit/887138 third-party-advisory
http://github.com/boxpositron/with-context-mcp/issues/2 exploit, issue-tracking
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
boxpositron with-context-mcp Version: 3.0.0
Version: 3.0.1
Version: 3.0.2
Version: 3.0.3
Version: 3.0.4
Version: 3.0.5
Version: 3.0.6
Version: 3.0.7
    cpe:2.3:a:boxpositron:with-context-mcp:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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