Severity:

CRITICAL RISK

(9.4)

Path Traversal (CWE-22) in excel-mcp-server Remote Excel File Handler

CVE-2026-40576

Published:

Apr 21, 2026

Status:

Deferred

Summary

Affected Context

Exploit Preconditions

Why This Happens

Potential Impact

General Mitigation Guidance

How Teams Detect Issues Like This

Frequently Asked Questions

Source

NDV

Vulnerability Type

Vulnerability Type

Category:

Path Traversal

CWE:

CWE-22

Impact:

Arbitrary File Read and Write via Path Traversal

Severity:

CRITICAL RISK

(9.4)

CVSS Version:

3.1

Vulnerability Type

Category:

Path Traversal

CWE:

CWE-22

Impact:

Arbitrary File Read and Write via Path Traversal

Severity:

CRITICAL RISK

(9.4)

CVSS Version:

3.1

Catch This CVE While Code Is Being Written

Detect vulnerable code directly in pull requests, so CVEs are fixed before merge.