Vulnerability · Published Apr 28, 2026 · Assigned by VulDB
CVE-2026-7217Deepractice PromptX Document File index.ts read_pdf absolute path traversal
Medium 5.3
In plain English
A medium-severity path traversal in PromptX from Deepractice. Proof-of-concept exploit code is public. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.4% (higher than 38% of all known vulnerabilities).
Official description
A security vulnerability has been detected in Deepractice PromptX up to 2.4.0. The affected element is the function read_docx/read_xlsx/read_pptx/list_xlsx_sheets/read_pdf of the file packages/mcp-office/src/index.ts of the component Document File Handler. Such manipulation of the argument path leads to absolute path traversal. The attack can be executed remotely. The exploit has been disclosed publicly and may be used. The project was informed of the problem early through an issue report but has not responded yet.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Deepractice | PromptX | 2.02.12.22.32.4.0 |
Weakness: CWE-36, CWE-22 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N/E:P/RL:X/RC:R
References
- VDB-359817 | Deepractice PromptX Document File index.ts read_pdf absolute path traversal vdb-entry, technical-description
- VDB-359817 | CTI Indicators (IOB, IOC, TTP, IOA) signature, permissions-required
- Submit #802120 | Deepractice PromptX 2.4.0 Improper Authorization third-party-advisory
- https://github.com/Deepractice/PromptX/issues/571 exploit, issue-tracking
- https://github.com/Deepractice/PromptX/ product