CVE-2025-53110: modelcontextprotocol servers Path Traversal

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2025-53110 is a high (CVSS 7.3) Path Traversal vulnerability in modelcontextprotocol servers. EPSS estimates a 0.58% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 46.6% of scored vulnerabilities.

Timeline

1. 02-07-2025
   PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
2. 02-07-2025
   Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Model Context Protocol Servers is a collection of reference implementations for the model context protocol (MCP). Versions of Filesystem prior to 0.6.4 or 2025.7.01 could allow access to unintended files in cases where the prefix matches an allowed directory. Users are advised to upgrade to 0.6.4 or 2025.7.01 resolve.

• CWE-22Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')The product uses external input to construct a pathname that is intended to identify a file or directory that is located underneath a restricted parent directory, but the product does not properly neutralize special elements within the pathname that can cause the pathname to resolve to a location that is outside of the restricted directory.