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Unauthenticated RCE in DocsGPT MCP STDIO Configuration

Type: advisorySources: OSV

DocsGPT is a GPT-powered chat for documentation. From version 0.15.0 to before version 0.16.0, an attacker accessing both the official DocsGPT website or any local and public deployment, can craft a malicious payload bypassing the "MCP test" behavior to achieve arbitrary remote code execution (RCE). This issue has been patched in version 0.16.0.

Products
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Affected versions
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Fixed versions
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CVEs
CVE-2026-26015
Confirmed fixed CVEs
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Updated in this feed
3 Nov 2026, 02:33 UTC · Revision 1

Source evidence

Unauthenticated RCE in DocsGPT MCP STDIO Configuration

core-osv · Original source

Published 29 Apr 2026, 17:37 UTC

DocsGPT is a GPT-powered chat for documentation. From version 0.15.0 to before version 0.16.0, an attacker accessing both the official DocsGPT website or any local and public deployment, can craft a malicious payload bypassing the "MCP test" behavior to achieve arbitrary remote code execution (RCE). This issue has been patched in version 0.16.0.

osv:CVE-2026-26015
Complete source record
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  "method": "structured",
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    "title": "Unauthenticated RCE in DocsGPT MCP STDIO Configuration",
    "summary": "DocsGPT is a GPT-powered chat for documentation. From version 0.15.0 to before version 0.16.0, an attacker accessing both the official DocsGPT website or any local and public deployment, can craft a malicious payload bypassing the \"MCP test\" behavior to achieve arbitrary remote code execution (RCE). This issue has been patched in version 0.16.0.",
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        "https://www.ox.security/blog/mcp-supply-chain-advisory-rce-vulnerabilities-across-the-ai-ecosystem/",
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