Vulnerability · Published Dec 17, 2025 · Assigned by GitHub_M
CVE-2025-68143mcp-server-git's unrestricted git_init tool allows repository creation at arbitrary filesystem locations
Medium 6.5
In plain English
A medium-severity path traversal in servers from modelcontextprotocol. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 8.1% (higher than 95% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Official description
Model Context Protocol Servers is a collection of reference implementations for the model context protocol (MCP). In mcp-server-git versions prior to 2025.9.25, the git_init tool accepted arbitrary filesystem paths and created Git repositories without validating the target location. Unlike other tools which required an existing repository, git_init could operate on any directory accessible to the server process, making those directories eligible for subsequent git operations. The tool was removed entirely, as the server is intended to operate on existing repositories only. Users are advised to upgrade to 2025.9.25 or newer to remediate this issue.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| PyPI | mcp-server-git | 2025.9.25 | GHSA-5cgr-j3jf-jw3v |
| PyPI | mcp-server-git | 2025.9.25 | PYSEC-2026-1621 |
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| modelcontextprotocol | servers | < 2025.9.25 |
Weakness: CWE-22 · Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H