# CVE-2026-79534: mark3labs mcp-filesystem-server v0.11.1 is vulnerable to Directory Traversal due to an improper link resolution in validatePath (filesystems

- Severity: CVSS 5.9 (Medium), CISA-ADP
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:N
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2026-09-29 · Updated: 2026-09-30

## Affected

No affected packages have been listed by the sources.

## Description

mark3labs mcp-filesystem-server v0.11.1 is vulnerable to Directory Traversal due to an improper link resolution in validatePath (filesystemserver/handler/helper.go). When filepath.EvalSymlinks returns os.IsNotExist for a dangling symlink, the fallback validates only the parent directory and returns the unresolved path, so write_file (and modify_file, copy_file, move_file, create_directory) follows a pre-existing dangling symlink located inside an allowed directory and creates a file outside the configured allowed directories.

## What to do

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## Related

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## References

- https://www.traceforce.ai/security-advisories/cve-2026-79534

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