CVE-2025-71427 Office-PowerPoint-MCP-Server through 2.0.7 Path Traversal via save_presentation and manage_image
Attackers can read or overwrite arbitrary server files via path traversal in PowerPoint MCP server tools, potentially compromising the host system.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2025-71427?
CVE-2025-71427 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in GongRzhe Office-PowerPoint-MCP-Server, published on 1 Oct 2026. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
Office-PowerPoint-MCP-Server through 2.0.7 contains a path traversal vulnerability that allows MCP callers to write and read files outside the working directory by supplying absolute paths or ../ sequences. Attackers can steer an AI agent via prompt injection to abuse save_presentation, open_presentation, or manage_image output_path to overwrite any server-writable file or load external files.
Weakness: CWE-22
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-71427?
How do I fix CVE-2025-71427?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-71427 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and resolve every user-supplied path against an allowed base folder before opening it. More about Path traversal.
Is CVE-2025-71427 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-71427 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-xpvr-6r3p-gm34.