What is CVE-2026-14699?

CVE-2026-14699 is a low-severity vulnerability in Zcaceres Markdownify-Mcp, classified under Improper Link Resolution Before File Access. CVSS score: 3.3/10. Published 2026-07-05.

How severe is CVE-2026-14699?

Low severity. CVSS v3 base score is 3.3 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Zcaceres Markdownify-Mcp

CVE-2026-14699

A weakness has been identified in zcaceres markdownify-mcp up to 1.1.0. The affected element is the function assertPathAllowed of the file src/Markdownify.ts. Executing a manipulation can lead to symlink following. The attack can only be executed locally. The pull request to fix this issue awaits acceptance.

Published 2026-07-05 · last modified 2026-07-06.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 3.3 (Low). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.002 (6.2th percentile), scored 2026-10-03.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 6th percentile — 6.2% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.002 · newest: 0.002 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Zcaceres Markdownify-Mcp — versions 1.0, 1.1.0

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

vuldb.com/vuln/376295 (technical-description, vdb-entry)
vuldb.com/vuln/376295/cti (signature, permissions-required)
vuldb.com/cve/CVE-2026-14699 (third-party-advisory)
vuldb.com/submit/846864 (third-party-advisory)
github.com/zcaceres/markdownify-mcp/issues/108 (issue-tracking)
github.com/zcaceres/markdownify-mcp/pull/109 (issue-tracking, patch)
github.com/zcaceres/markdownify-mcp/ (product)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-14699?: CVE-2026-14699 is a low-severity vulnerability in Zcaceres Markdownify-Mcp, classified under Improper Link Resolution Before File Access. CVSS score: 3.3/10. Published 2026-07-05.
How severe is CVE-2026-14699?: Low severity. CVSS v3 base score is 3.3 out of 10.