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Description

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.

PUBLISHED Reserved 2026-07-08 | Published 2026-07-09 | Updated 2026-07-09 | Assigner VulDB




MEDIUM: 5.3CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P
MEDIUM: 6.3CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L/E:P/RL:X/RC:R
MEDIUM: 6.3CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L/E:P/RL:X/RC:R
7.5AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P/E:POC/RL:ND/RC:UR

Problem types

Path Traversal

Product status

1.0.0
affected

1.0.1
affected

1.0.2
affected

Timeline

2026-07-08:Advisory disclosed
2026-07-08:VulDB entry created
2026-07-08:VulDB entry last update

Credits

geochen (VulDB User) reporter

VulDB CNA Team coordinator

References

vuldb.com/vuln/376953 (VDB-376953 | tumf mcp-text-editor text_editor.py _validate_file_path path traversal) vdb-entry technical-description

vuldb.com/vuln/376953/cti (VDB-376953 | CTI Indicators (IOB, IOC, TTP, IOA)) signature permissions-required

vuldb.com/cve/CVE-2026-15138 (CVE-2026-15138 | CVE Analysis and Report) third-party-advisory

vuldb.com/submit/851188 (Submit #851188 | Tumf mcp-text-editor 1.0.2 Path Traversal) third-party-advisory

github.com/tumf/mcp-text-editor/issues/22 exploit issue-tracking

github.com/tumf/mcp-text-editor/ product

cve.org (CVE-2026-15138)

nvd.nist.gov (CVE-2026-15138)

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