Medium severity · published Oct 20, 2026
CVE-2026-113378
mcollina mcp-ripgrep Advanced Search Tool index.ts os command injection
5.3
CVSS
0.8%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
A security flaw has been discovered in mcollina mcp-ripgrep up to 0.4.0. Affected is an unknown function of the file src/index.ts of the component Advanced Search Tool. The manipulation of the argument fileType results in os command injection. The attack requires a local approach. The exploit has been released to the public and may be used for attacks. The real existence of this vulnerability is still doubted at the moment. The code's own escapeShellArg on sibling arguments (skipped only for fileType) indicates that this is a CWE-78 oversight, not a documented design. The project maintainer cites the documentation: "This MCP server executes shell commands using the ripgrep tool. While efforts have been made to safely escape arguments, use caution when providing input, as it runs commands on your machine."
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
Low
Availability
Low
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.8% · higher than 58% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
MC
mcp-ripgrep · mcollina
0.1; 0.2; 0.3; 0.4.0 · source: vendor
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-113378
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-113378
gist.github.com
https://gist.github.com/sandh0t/45fdee24a7907e0cd836aed26f2d5a7a/
github.com
https://github.com/mcollina/mcp-ripgrep#security-considerations
vuldb.com
https://vuldb.com/cve/CVE-2026-113378
vuldb.com
https://vuldb.com/submit/990464
vuldb.com
https://vuldb.com/vuln/422653
vuldb.com
https://vuldb.com/vuln/422653/cti
