Path Traversal in Deepractice Promptx
CVE-2026-7217
A security vulnerability has been detected in Deepractice PromptX up to 2.4.0. The affected element is the function read_docx/read_xlsx/read_pptx/list_xlsx_sheets/read_pdf of the file packages/mcp-office/src/index.ts of the component Document File Handler. Such manipulation of the argument path leads to absolute path traversal. The attack can be executed remotely. The exploit has been disclosed publicly and may be used. The project was informed of the problem early through an issue report but has not responded yet.
Vulnerability class: Path Traversal (Directory Traversal)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 5.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.006 (48.1th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 48th percentile — 48.1% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.004 · newest: 0.006 · change: +0.002
Affected products
- Deepractice Promptx — versions 2.0, 2.1, 2.2
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- vuldb.com/vuln/359817 (technical-description, vdb-entry)
- vuldb.com/vuln/359817/cti (signature, permissions-required)
- vuldb.com/submit/802120 (third-party-advisory)
- github.com/Deepractice/PromptX/issues/571 (issue-tracking, exploit)
- github.com/Deepractice/PromptX/ (product)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2026-7217?
- CVE-2026-7217 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Deepractice Promptx, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 5.3/10. Published 2026-04-28.
- How severe is CVE-2026-7217?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.3 out of 10.