CVE-2026-7738

MEDIUMNVD 6.36.3—
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

Score 6.3 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: LOW) published 2026-05-04. NVD baseline CVSS 6.3; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: epss, ghsa, nvd
Elevated
6.3EG
EchelonGraph verdictMonitorLow exploitation likelihood right now — keep watching.
  • Lower severity and no public exploit yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: 0%CVSS: 6.3Exploit: Elevated riskExposed: 0

No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.

A security flaw has been discovered in puchunjie doc-tools-mcp 1.0.18. This affects the function create_document/open_document of the file src/mcp-server.ts of the component MCP Interface. The manipulation of the argument filePath results in path traversal. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploit has been released to the public and may be used for attacks. The project was informed of the problem early through an issue report but has not responded yet.

CVSS v3
6.3
EG Score
6.3(medium)
EG Risk
44(Track)
EG Risk 44/100SSVC: Track

EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).

How it’s computed
Severity63% × 45%
Exploitation40% × 40%
Automatability0% × 15%
Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence.
EPSS PROB
0%
EPSS %ILE
21%
KEV
Not listed

Published

May 4, 2026

Last Modified

May 5, 2026

Advisory Details (3)

Auto-updated May 4, 2026
🔬 Proof of concept available. No patch confirmed yet.
generic🟡 PoC Available

Arbitrary File Read and Write Vulnerability in doc-tools-mcp · Issue #4 · puchunjie/doc-tools-mcp · GitHub

https://github.com/puchunjie/doc-tools-mcp/issues/4
generic

GitHub - puchunjie/doc-tools-mcp · GitHub

https://github.com/puchunjie/doc-tools-mcp/
generic🟡 PoC Available

Arbitrary File Read and Write Vulnerability in doc-tools-mcp · Issue #38 · BruceJqs/public_exp · GitHub

https://github.com/BruceJqs/public_exp/issues/38

Patch Availability(1)

Vendor / EcosystemFixed in / PatchReleasedSource
npm@puchunjie/doc-tools-mcp—ghsa

Patches are aggregated from vendor advisories (Red Hat, Microsoft, Cisco, GitHub) and package ecosystems (OSV, GHSA). Multiple rows for the same upstream release have been deduplicated.

Affected Packages

(1 across 1 ecosystem)
npm(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
@puchunjie/doc-tools-mcp———

Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 8× in last 7d / 37× in last 30d)

Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-7738?
CVE-2026-7738 is a medium vulnerability published on May 4, 2026. A security flaw has been discovered in puchunjie doc-tools-mcp 1.0.18. This affects the function createdocument/opendocument of the file src/mcp-server.ts of the component MCP Interface. The manipulation of the argument filePath results in path traversal. The attack can be launched remotely. The…
When was CVE-2026-7738 disclosed?
CVE-2026-7738 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on May 4, 2026, with the most recent update on May 5, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2026-7738 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-7738 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 0% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, which ranks it in the top 79.0% of all scored CVEs.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-7738?
CVE-2026-7738 has a CVSS v3 base score of 6.3 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-7738?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-7738, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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