CVE-2026-19287: Path Traversal in abrinsmead mindpilot-mcp
A flaw has been found in abrinsmead mindpilot-mcp 0.5.0. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component HistoryService. This manipulation of the argument ID causes path traversal. The attack needs to be launched locally. The project was informed of the problem early through an issue report but has not responded yet.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
This vulnerability in abrinsmead mindpilot-mcp 0.5.0 involves a path traversal flaw in the HistoryService component. An attacker with local access and limited privileges can manipulate the argument ID to traverse directories and potentially access unauthorized files. The project has been informed but has not issued a fix or official response. No known exploits are reported in the wild.
Potential Impact
An attacker with local access and limited privileges can exploit this vulnerability to perform path traversal, potentially accessing files outside the intended directory scope. The impact is limited by the requirement for local access and the medium severity rating. There is no indication of remote exploitation or privilege escalation beyond local user capabilities.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Since the project has not responded or released a fix, users should restrict local access to trusted users only and monitor for updates from the vendor.
CVE-2026-19287: Path Traversal in abrinsmead mindpilot-mcp
Description
A flaw has been found in abrinsmead mindpilot-mcp 0.5.0. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component HistoryService. This manipulation of the argument ID causes path traversal. The attack needs to be launched locally. The project was informed of the problem early through an issue report but has not responded yet.
CVSS v4.0
Score 4.8medium
Affected software
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AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
This vulnerability in abrinsmead mindpilot-mcp 0.5.0 involves a path traversal flaw in the HistoryService component. An attacker with local access and limited privileges can manipulate the argument ID to traverse directories and potentially access unauthorized files. The project has been informed but has not issued a fix or official response. No known exploits are reported in the wild.
Potential Impact
An attacker with local access and limited privileges can exploit this vulnerability to perform path traversal, potentially accessing files outside the intended directory scope. The impact is limited by the requirement for local access and the medium severity rating. There is no indication of remote exploitation or privilege escalation beyond local user capabilities.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Since the project has not responded or released a fix, users should restrict local access to trusted users only and monitor for updates from the vendor.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- VulDB
- Date Reserved
- 2026-08-07T15:37:41.134Z
- Cvss Version
- 4.0
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Remediation Level
- null
Threat ID: 6a773218bf8831d53995334a
Added to database: 08/08/2026, 13:41:44 UTC
Last enriched: 08/08/2026, 14:02:38 UTC
Last updated: 08/08/2026, 14:41:44 UTC
Views: 3
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