Vulnerability · Published Aug 27, 2026 · Assigned by VulDB
CVE-2026-81845arben-adm mcp-sequential-thinking Import Session/Export Session server.py export_session path traversal
Medium 6.3
In plain English
A medium-severity path traversal in mcp-sequential-thinking from arben-adm. Proof-of-concept exploit code is public. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.5% (higher than 43% of all known vulnerabilities).
Official description
A vulnerability has been found in arben-adm mcp-sequential-thinking up to 0.5.0. Impacted is the function import_session/export_session of the file mcp_sequential_thinking/server.py of the component Import Session/Export Session. Such manipulation of the argument file_path leads to path traversal. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. Upgrading to version 0.6.0 is recommended to address this issue. The name of the patch is 2fad3ee8ab1d0868b6c1afb5895bc336a10e5267. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| arben-adm | mcp-sequential-thinking | 0.10.20.30.40.5.0 |
Weakness: CWE-22 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L/E:P/RL:O/RC:C
References
- VDB-396171 | arben-adm mcp-sequential-thinking Import Session/Export Session server.py export_session path traversal vdb-entry, technical-description
- VDB-396171 | CTI Indicators (IOB, IOC, TTP, IOA) signature, permissions-required
- CVE-2026-81845 | CVE Analysis and Report third-party-advisory
- Submit #887254 | arben-adm mcp-sequential-thinking <= 0.5.0 Fixed in 0.6.0 Path Traversal third-party-advisory
- https://github.com/arben-adm/mcp-sequential-thinking/issues/17 exploit, issue-tracking
- https://github.com/arben-adm/mcp-sequential-thinking/pull/18 issue-tracking, patch
- https://github.com/arben-adm/mcp-sequential-thinking/commit/2fad3ee8ab1d0868b6c1afb5895bc336a10e5267 patch
- https://github.com/arben-adm/mcp-sequential-thinking/releases/tag/v0.6.0 patch
- https://github.com/arben-adm/mcp-sequential-thinking/ product