CVE-2025-67366

HIGH

Sylphx Filesystem-mcp - Path Traversal

Title source: rule
STIX 2.1

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 22.1%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

CISA SSVC

Vulnrichment
Exploitation poc
Automatable yes
Technical Impact partial

Details

CWE
CWE-23
Status published
Products (1)
sylphx/filesystem-mcp 0.5.8
Published Jan 07, 2026
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026