id: PYSEC-2026-2653
published: "2026-07-13T15:02:54.332393Z"
modified: "2026-07-13T16:04:53.349616Z"
aliases:
- CVE-2026-7159
- GHSA-wfr3-hf93-qgg3
summary: mkdocs-mcp-plugin has a Path Traversal issue
details: 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."
affected:
- package:
    name: mkdocs-mcp-plugin
    ecosystem: PyPI
    purl: pkg:pypi/mkdocs-mcp-plugin
  ranges:
  - type: ECOSYSTEM
    events:
    - introduced: "0"
    - last_affected: 0.4.1
  versions:
  - 0.1.0
  - 0.3.0
  - 0.4.0
  - 0.4.1
references:
- type: ADVISORY
  url: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-7159
- type: WEB
  url: https://github.com/douinc/mkdocs-mcp-plugin/issues/6
- type: WEB
  url: "https://github.com/douinc/mkdocs-mcp-plugin/issues/6#issuecomment-4223718119"
- type: PACKAGE
  url: https://github.com/douinc/mkdocs-mcp-plugin
- type: WEB
  url: https://vuldb.com/submit/802063
- type: WEB
  url: https://vuldb.com/vuln/359758
- type: WEB
  url: https://vuldb.com/vuln/359758/cti
- type: PACKAGE
  url: https://pypi.org/project/mkdocs-mcp-plugin
- type: ADVISORY
  url: https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-wfr3-hf93-qgg3
severity:
- type: CVSS_V3
  score: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
- type: CVSS_V4
  score: 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