excel-mcp-server 0.1.8 fails to enforce path confinement in stdio mode when EXCEL_FILES_PATH is unset, allowing attackers to read and write arbitrary files. Attackers can supply unchecked file paths to read and write tools to access any file accessible to the process.
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"cna_assigner": "VulnCheck",
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-22"
],
"osv_generated_from": "https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2026/85xxx/CVE-2026-85661.json"
}{
"extracted_events": [
{
"range": [
{
"introduced": "0"
},
{
"last_affected": "0.1.8"
}
],
"source": "AFFECTED_FIELD",
"strategy": "StandardRange"
}
]
}