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CVE-2026-54561 (GCVE-0-2026-54561)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-09-15 16:32 – Updated: 2026-09-15 17:28

Title

MCP Memory Keeper: Arbitrary local file read in mcp-memory-keeper context_import via unvalidated filePath

Summary

MCP Memory Keeper is an MCP server for persistent context management in AI coding assistants. Prior to 0.13.0, context_import in src/index.ts passes the caller-controlled filePath directly to fs.readFileSync without restricting the path to an export directory. An MCP client, including an LLM agent induced to call the tool, can use ../ traversal or an absolute path to target any file readable by the server process. A valid JSON file is parsed and imported into the caller's session, allowing its full contents to be retrieved through context_get or context_export, while JSON.parse errors for non-JSON files can return leading file bytes in a SyntaxError message. The two disclosure modes can expose other exported sessions, JSON credentials or service-account files, environment files, and portions of SSH keys or other local files. This issue is fixed in version 0.13.0.

Severity

6.2 (Medium)


                        
                          CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

SSVC

Exploitation: poc Automatable: no Technical Impact: partial

CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)

Decision recorded 2026-09-15 17:28 UTC

CWE

CWE-22 - Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
CWE-209 - Generation of Error Message Containing Sensitive Information

Assigner

GitHub_M mitre root

References

7 references

URL	Tags
https://github.com/mkreyman/mcp-memory-keeper/sec…	x_refsource_CONFIRM
https://github.com/mkreyman/mcp-memory-keeper/issues/35	x_refsource_MISC
https://github.com/mkreyman/mcp-memory-keeper/pull/36	x_refsource_MISC
https://github.com/mkreyman/mcp-memory-keeper/com…	x_refsource_MISC
https://github.com/mkreyman/mcp-memory-keeper/com…	x_refsource_MISC
https://github.com/mkreyman/mcp-memory-keeper/com…	x_refsource_MISC
https://github.com/mkreyman/mcp-memory-keeper/rel…	x_refsource_MISC

Impacted products

1 product

Vendor	Product	Version	CPE status
mkreyman	mcp-memory-keeper	Affected: < 0.13.0	guessed

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FKIE_CVE-2026-54561

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2026-09-15 17:17 - Updated: 2026-09-15 18:17

Severity

6.2 (Medium) - CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Summary

References

	URL	Tags
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	security-advisories@github.com	https://github.com/mkreyman/mcp-memory-keeper/commit/b9369568468007c85f8aec3ae09ca6f611285bc5
	security-advisories@github.com	https://github.com/mkreyman/mcp-memory-keeper/commit/e0ab521a9e8343bcab1ca60ccc3601e4d86eaa97
	security-advisories@github.com	https://github.com/mkreyman/mcp-memory-keeper/issues/35
	security-advisories@github.com	https://github.com/mkreyman/mcp-memory-keeper/pull/36
	security-advisories@github.com	https://github.com/mkreyman/mcp-memory-keeper/releases/tag/v0.13.0
	security-advisories@github.com	https://github.com/mkreyman/mcp-memory-keeper/security/advisories/GHSA-f7wf-v2vw-mpcx
	134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0	https://github.com/mkreyman/mcp-memory-keeper/issues/35

Impacted products

	Vendor	Product	Version

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GHSA-F7WF-V2VW-MPCX

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-07-17 19:23 – Updated: 2026-07-17 19:23

Summary

mcp-memory-keeper: Arbitrary local file read in context_import via unvalidated filePath

Details

Impact

context_import passed the caller-supplied filePath directly to fs.readFileSync with no path confinement. A malicious MCP client — or an LLM agent that is prompt-injected into calling the tool — could point filePath at any file readable by the server process, outside any session or export directory:

Full disclosure (JSON files): a valid-JSON target (e.g. another user's exported session, or a *.json credential / service-account file) is parsed and imported into the caller's session, then retrievable verbatim via context_get / context_export.
Partial disclosure (any file): for a non-JSON target (e.g. /etc/passwd, an SSH key, a .env), JSON.parse throws and V8 includes a snippet of the file's leading bytes in the SyntaxError message, which was returned verbatim to the caller.

Both ../ traversal and absolute paths worked — there was no path confinement of any kind.

In a typical MCP deployment the server runs on the developer's machine, so the reachable set includes other users' exported memory sessions, JSON credential/config files, and (in leading-bytes form) .env files, SSH keys, and /etc/passwd. The trigger is a tool argument, so the realistic threat model is an LLM agent prompt-injected into calling context_import, or any MCP client connected to the server.

Patches

Fixed in 0.13.0 (PR #36):

Imports are confined to a server-owned exports directory (<DATA_DIR>/exports, overridable via MEMORY_KEEPER_EXPORT_DIR), resolved with realpathSync. ../ traversal, absolute paths outside the directory, and symlink escapes are all rejected.
File read and JSON.parse are separate operations; read/parse failures return a generic message and never echo file bytes (the SyntaxError-message leak is gone). The database-write path is likewise generic.
An E2E security regression suite covers the reported arbitrary-read and traversal vectors, plus symlink escape, the directory-prefix boundary, and a no-existence-oracle check.

Workarounds

Upgrade to >= 0.13.0. There is no configuration-only workaround for affected versions.

Resources

Report: GitHub issue #35
Fix: PR #36

Credit

Reported by Zhihao Zhang (@mcfly-zzh).

Severity

6.2 (Medium)


                  
                    CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

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        "name": "mcp-memory-keeper"
      },
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    }
  ],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2026-54561"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-209",
      "CWE-22"
    ],
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    "github_reviewed_at": "2026-07-17T19:23:07Z",
    "nvd_published_at": null,
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  },
  "details": "### Impact\n\n`context_import` passed the caller-supplied `filePath` directly to `fs.readFileSync` with no path confinement. A malicious MCP client \u2014 or an LLM agent that is prompt-injected into calling the tool \u2014 could point `filePath` at **any file readable by the server process**, outside any session or export directory:\n\n- **Full disclosure (JSON files):** a valid-JSON target (e.g. another user\u0027s exported session, or a `*.json` credential / service-account file) is parsed and imported into the caller\u0027s session, then retrievable verbatim via `context_get` / `context_export`.\n- **Partial disclosure (any file):** for a non-JSON target (e.g. `/etc/passwd`, an SSH key, a `.env`), `JSON.parse` throws and V8 includes a snippet of the file\u0027s leading bytes in the `SyntaxError` message, which was returned verbatim to the caller.\n\nBoth `../` traversal and absolute paths worked \u2014 there was no path confinement of any kind.\n\nIn a typical MCP deployment the server runs on the developer\u0027s machine, so the reachable set includes other users\u0027 exported memory sessions, JSON credential/config files, and (in leading-bytes form) `.env` files, SSH keys, and `/etc/passwd`. The trigger is a tool argument, so the realistic threat model is an LLM agent prompt-injected into calling `context_import`, or any MCP client connected to the server.\n\n### Patches\n\nFixed in **0.13.0** (PR #36):\n\n- Imports are confined to a server-owned exports directory (`\u003cDATA_DIR\u003e/exports`, overridable via `MEMORY_KEEPER_EXPORT_DIR`), resolved with `realpathSync`. `../` traversal, absolute paths outside the directory, and symlink escapes are all rejected.\n- File read and `JSON.parse` are separate operations; read/parse failures return a generic message and never echo file bytes (the `SyntaxError`-message leak is gone). The database-write path is likewise generic.\n- An E2E security regression suite covers the reported arbitrary-read and traversal vectors, plus symlink escape, the directory-prefix boundary, and a no-existence-oracle check.\n\n### Workarounds\n\nUpgrade to **`\u003e= 0.13.0`**. There is no configuration-only workaround for affected versions.\n\n### Resources\n\n- Report: GitHub issue #35\n- Fix: PR #36\n\n### Credit\n\nReported by Zhihao Zhang ([@mcfly-zzh](https://github.com/mcfly-zzh)).",
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  "modified": "2026-07-17T19:23:07Z",
  "published": "2026-07-17T19:23:07Z",
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}

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