Description
Office-PowerPoint-MCP-Server through 2.0.7 contains a path traversal vulnerability that allows MCP callers to write and read files outside the working directory by supplying absolute paths or ../ sequences. Attackers can steer an AI agent via prompt injection to abuse save_presentation, open_presentation, or manage_image output_path to overwrite any server-writable file or load external files.
Published: 2026-10-01
Score: 7.6 High
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
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History

Fri, 02 Oct 2026 20:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Thu, 01 Oct 2026 23:00:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description Office-PowerPoint-MCP-Server through 2.0.7 contains a path traversal vulnerability that allows MCP callers to write and read files outside the working directory by supplying absolute paths or ../ sequences. Attackers can steer an AI agent via prompt injection to abuse save_presentation, open_presentation, or manage_image output_path to overwrite any server-writable file or load external files.
Title Office-PowerPoint-MCP-Server through 2.0.7 Path Traversal via save_presentation and manage_image
Weaknesses CWE-22
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 6.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N'}

cvssV4_0

{'score': 7.6, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:P/PR:N/UI:P/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N'}

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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: VulnCheck

Published:

Updated: 2026-10-02T19:44:18.827Z

Reserved: 2026-10-01T21:54:20.902Z

Link: CVE-2025-71427

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-10-02T19:43:43.967Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2026-10-01T23:16:46.613

Modified: 2026-10-02T20:16:59.250

Link: CVE-2025-71427

cve-icon Redhat

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cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-10-02T00:30:16Z

Weaknesses
  • CWE-22

    Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')