CVE Catalog

CVE-2026-15138

MediumCVSS 6.3
Published: Updated: Translated: NVD NIST

Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

Low risk
0.51%

43th percentile - higher than 43% of all known CVEs

Summary

A path traversal vulnerability has been detected in mcp-text-editor up to version 1.0.2. The issue affects the _validate_file_path function in mcp_text_editor/text_editor.py, where manipulation of the file_path argument allows remote attacks. The exploit has been publicly disclosed and may be used.

Risk Assessment

An attacker can remotely read arbitrary files on the server, leading to the leakage of sensitive data such as configurations, passwords, or user data.

Recommendation

Immediately update mcp-text-editor to a version above 1.0.2 if available, or apply temporary mitigations such as server-side file path validation.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

A security vulnerability has been detected in tumf mcp-text-editor up to 1.0.2. This issue affects the function _validate_file_path of the file mcp_text_editor/text_editor.py. Such manipulation of the argument file_path leads to path traversal. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploit has been disclosed publicly and may be used. The vendor closed the GitHub issue for this vulnerability without any explanation.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS