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GHSA-9C83-RR99-VFWJ

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-06-19 21:42 – Updated: 2026-07-20 21:31

Summary

MCPVault: PathFilter restricted directories (.git/.obsidian/node_modules) only denied at vault root, not nested

Details

PathFilter's deny-list glob patterns are anchored, so .git, .obsidian, and node_modules were only blocked at the vault root. Nested copies inside the vault (e.g. tools/cli/node_modules/..., tools/somerepo/.git/config, a nested .obsidian/) were fully traversable via isAllowed/isAllowedForListing. Impact: a nested .git/config (remote URLs / embedded tokens) and nested .obsidian contents could be read, under the same prompt-injection threat model as GHSA-j99q-93c9-h869 (an attacker influences the path an agent reads). It also caused nested node_modules to pollute the tag index (#128, the public symptom). Fixed in 0.11.5 by denying these restricted names at any path depth (matched case-insensitively as any path segment).

Severity

6.9 (Medium)


                  
                    CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

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CVE-2026-57442 (GCVE-0-2026-57442)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-09-15 17:50 – Updated: 2026-09-16 14:01

Title

MCPVault: PathFilter restricted directories (.git/.obsidian/node_modules) only denied at vault root, not nested

Summary

MCPVault is a lightweight Model Context Protocol server for safe access to files in an Obsidian vault. Prior to 0.11.5, PathFilter in src/pathfilter.ts uses root-anchored deny-list patterns, so nested .git, .obsidian, and node_modules path segments do not match the restriction and pass both isAllowed() and isAllowedForListing(). An attacker who influences a path selected by an AI agent can traverse nested repository or Obsidian metadata, read remote URLs or embedded tokens, or cause nested node_modules content to pollute the listAllTags index. This issue is fixed in version 0.11.5.

Severity

6.9 (Medium)


                        
                          CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:H/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

SSVC

Exploitation: poc Automatable: no Technical Impact: partial

CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)

Decision recorded 2026-09-16 14:01 UTC

CWE

CWE-22 - Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
CWE-538 - Insertion of Sensitive Information into Externally-Accessible File or Directory

Assigner

GitHub_M mitre root

References

4 references

URL	Tags
https://github.com/bitbonsai/mcpvault/security/ad…	x_refsource_CONFIRM
https://github.com/bitbonsai/mcpvault/issues/128	x_refsource_MISC
https://github.com/bitbonsai/mcpvault/commit/0adb…	x_refsource_MISC
https://github.com/bitbonsai/mcpvault/commit/8795…	x_refsource_MISC

Impacted products

1 product

Vendor	Product	Version
bitbonsai	mcpvault	Affected: < 0.11.5

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