CVE•Published 2026-08-20•Modified 2026-09-03•1 article on news•6 live references•NVD data
CVE-2026-18482
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CVSS v3.1
9.8
CRITICAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS percentile
74
Exploit Prediction Scoring System · top 26% of all CVEs
Weaknesses (CWE)
Description
Neo.mjs contains a command injection vulnerability within the FileSystemService.mjs component of the ai/mcp/server/file-system MCP server, where the checkSyntax() and runPlaywrightTest() functions unsafely interpolate caller-controlled absolutePath values into shell commands, enabling arbitrary OS command execution when an AI agent is induced to invoke these tools. Commit 88c77fc fixes these vulnerabilities.
Timeline
Published 2026-08-20
Modified 2026-09-03
External references
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Shodan report
vuln:CVE-2026-18482Country / ASN / product breakdown for the vuln query.
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GitHub code
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