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CVE-2026-84201 (GCVE-0-2026-84201)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-09-01 15:18 – Updated: 2026-09-04 02:01
VLAI
Title
appium-mcp-server through 0.1.61 Path Traversal in write_file and write_files_batch
Summary
appium-mcp-server through 0.1.61 fails to validate or normalize file paths in the write_file and write_files_batch tools, allowing attackers to write files outside the intended PROJECT_ROOT directory. Attackers can supply absolute paths or relative paths with parent directory segments to overwrite arbitrary files with the server user's privileges, including shell profiles and configuration files in the home directory.
SSVC
Exploitation: none Automatable: no Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2026-09-04 02:01 UTC
CWE
  • CWE-22 - Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
argneshu appium-mcp-server Affected: 0 , ≤ 0.1.61 (semver)
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Date Public
2026-08-29 00:00
Credits
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