# CVE-2026-94044: 03-lovepreetSingh MCP route.ts create_file path traversal

> Remote attackers can exploit a path traversal vulnerability in the create_file function to read or modify arbitrary files on the server.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.9 (`CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 20 Sep 2026
- **Updated:** 21 Sep 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-wvg2-xpp5-j725

## What is CVE-2026-94044?

CVE-2026-94044 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in 03-lovepreetSingh MCP, published on 20 Sep 2026. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

A vulnerability was identified in 03-lovepreetSingh MCP up to f95d035c5317fad81af9828286631053ccb23546. This issue affects the function create_file of the file app/api/mcp/route.ts. Such manipulation of the argument filePath/content leads to path traversal. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploit is publicly available and might be used. This product does not use versioning. This is why information about affected and unaffected releases are unavailable. The project was informed of the problem early through an issue report but has not responded yet.

Weakness: CWE-22 (Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-94044?


## How do I fix CVE-2026-94044?

No fix has been published for CVE-2026-94044 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2026-94044 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2026-94044 exists.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2026-94044 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2026-94044 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in 03-lovepreetSingh MCP, published on 20 Sep 2026. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2026-94044 exists.

Affected product: 03-lovepreetSingh MCP. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-94044/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-94044/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-94044
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-94044
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2026-94044

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-94044/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.