CVE-2026-7318 — Elie Mcp-Project Path Traversal

title: Path Traversal in elie mcp-project search_papers — CVE-2026-7318
id: scw-2026-04-28-ai-1
status: experimental
level: high
description: |
  Detects attempts to exploit CVE-2026-7318 by looking for requests to the 'search_papers' endpoint with a 'topic' parameter containing directory traversal sequences (../). This indicates an attempt to access files outside the intended directory.
author: SCW Feed Engine (AI-generated)
date: 2026-04-28
references:
  - https://shimiscyberworld.com/posts/nvd-CVE-2026-7318/
tags:
  - attack.lateral_movement
  - attack.t1219
logsource:
    category: webserver
detection:
  selection:
      cs-uri|contains:
          - '/search_papers?topic='
      cs-uri-query|contains:
          - '../'
  condition: selection
falsepositives:
  - Legitimate administrative activity

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