CVE-2025-67366

HIGH

Sylphx Filesystem-mcp - Path Traversal

Title source: rule

Description

@sylphxltd/filesystem-mcp v0.5.8 is an MCP server that provides file content reading functionality. Version 0.5.8 of filesystem-mcp contains a critical path traversal vulnerability in its "read_content" tool. This vulnerability arises from improper symlink handling in the path validation mechanism: the resolvePath function checks path validity before resolving symlinks, while fs.readFile resolves symlinks automatically during file access. This allows attackers to bypass directory restrictions by leveraging symlinks within the allowed directory that point to external files, enabling unauthorized access to files outside the intended operational scope.

Scores

CVSS v3 7.5
EPSS 0.0007
EPSS Percentile 21.4%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Classification

CWE
CWE-23
Status published

Affected Products (1)

sylphx/filesystem-mcp

Timeline

Published Jan 07, 2026
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026