CVE-2026-11720

Path Traversal in googleapis/mcp-toolbox HTTP Tool URL Builder

Published Jun 29, 2026 CVSS 4.0 · 9.3 Critical EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
A path traversal vulnerability exists in the HTTP tool URL builder of googleapis/mcp-toolbox.

When constructing downstream API requests, the URL builder substitutes user-controlled pathParams into the configured tool path and parses the resulting string as a relative URL. While it checks that the input does not alter the scheme, host, or user info, it relies on ResolveReference for the final URL resolution. Because dot segments (../) are normalized during this resolution step, an attacker can supply path parameters containing directory traversal sequences to escape the operator-configured path scope. This allows the client to coerce the toolbox into making requests to unintended endpoints on the same target host while forwarding the toolbox's configured credentials (e.g., bypassing a restricted path like /api/v1/users/{{.id}} to reach /admin/secrets).

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-vwxw-jrg6-9jxv MCP Toolbox HTTP tool path parameters allow traversal to unintended endpoints
History
Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Google
Google mcp Toolbox For Databases
Vendors & Products Google
Google mcp Toolbox For Databases
Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description A path traversal vulnerability exists in the HTTP tool URL builder of googleapis/mcp-toolbox. When constructing downstream API requests, the URL builder substitutes user-controlled pathParams into the configured tool path and parses the resulting string as a relative URL. While it checks that the input does not alter the scheme, host, or user info, it relies on ResolveReference for the final URL resolution. Because dot segments (../) are normalized during this resolution step, an attacker can supply path parameters containing directory traversal sequences to escape the operator-configured path scope. This allows the client to coerce the toolbox into making requests to unintended endpoints on the same target host while forwarding the toolbox's configured credentials (e.g., bypassing a restricted path like /api/v1/users/{{.id}} to reach /admin/secrets).
Title Path Traversal in googleapis/mcp-toolbox HTTP Tool URL Builder
Weaknesses CWE-22
References
Metrics cvssV4_0

{'score': 9.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N'}

Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
Google
Published
Updated
Jun 29, 2026, 6:26 PM
Reserved
Jun 9, 2026, 12:57 AM
Status
Analyzed
Published
Jun 29, 2026, 6:16 PM
Modified
Oct 25, 2026, 9:10 PM