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duartium papers-mcp-server main.py search_papers path traversal

Type: advisorySources: OSV

A vulnerability was identified in duartium papers-mcp-server 9ceb3812a6458ba7922ca24a7406f8807bc55598. Impacted is the function search_papers of the file src/main.py. Such manipulation of the argument topic leads to path traversal. The attack may be launched remotely. The exploit is publicly available and might be used. The project was informed of the problem early through an issue report but has not responded yet.

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CVEs
CVE-2026-7205
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3 Nov 2026, 08:37 UTC · Revision 1

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duartium papers-mcp-server main.py search_papers path traversal

core-osv · Original source

Published 28 Apr 2026, 00:30 UTC

A vulnerability was identified in duartium papers-mcp-server 9ceb3812a6458ba7922ca24a7406f8807bc55598. Impacted is the function search_papers of the file src/main.py. Such manipulation of the argument topic leads to path traversal. The attack may be launched remotely. The exploit is publicly available and might be used. The project was informed of the problem early through an issue report but has not responded yet.

osv:CVE-2026-7205
Complete source record
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