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CVE-2026-7588: ggerve coding-standards-mcp · Path Traversal

Source GCVE Database

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Authoritative record:CVE-2026-7588· Medium 6.9

Public exploit available · CVSS 6.9 Medium.

Data as of 27 Oct 2026, 00:46 UTC

CVSS 4.0 base score
6.9Medium
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.
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/E:P

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 1 May 2026

  2. Detectable: no evidence on record.

    No public nuclei template indexed

  3. Weaponised: evidence found.

    CVSS exploit maturity: proof of concept public

  4. Exploited in the wild: no evidence on record.

    Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation

  5. Observed by OffSeq Mirage: no evidence on record.

    No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors

A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), CVSS vector, the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 26 Oct 2026.

What to do

Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
ggervecoding-standards-mcpAffected
  • =5b097a3d6ff668d15c610911d20d2ce0d08cfc5a
  • =94f619198724f79d1ea53992184eb4ba61418810
  • =c21ab2754684329eab4feb72427dc9acfe61e52f
Fixed in–

AI-suggested

Users should monitor the project for updates and apply patches once available. Until then, consider implementing network-level controls to restrict access to the vulnerable function or input validation to mitigate path traversal attempts.

Description

CVE-2026-7588 is a path traversal vulnerability in the ggerve coding-standards-mcp project affecting the get_style_guide/get_best_practices function in server.py. The flaw allows remote attackers to manipulate the Language argument to perform path traversal. Exploit code has been publicly disclosed. The project uses rolling releases and has not yet provided version details or a patch.

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