Description
firecrawl-mcp-server 3.20.2 contains an arbitrary local file read vulnerability in the firecrawl_parse tool that accepts unconstrained filePath arguments without directory containment validation. Attackers can supply absolute paths or directory traversal sequences to read sensitive files like credentials and environment variables, which are then uploaded and returned to the model context.
Published: 2026-09-04
Score: 8.7 High
EPSS: n/a
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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History

Fri, 04 Sep 2026 15:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Firecrawl
Firecrawl firecrawl-mcp-server
Vendors & Products Firecrawl
Firecrawl firecrawl-mcp-server

Fri, 04 Sep 2026 14:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description firecrawl-mcp-server 3.20.2 contains an arbitrary local file read vulnerability in the firecrawl_parse tool that accepts unconstrained filePath arguments without directory containment validation. Attackers can supply absolute paths or directory traversal sequences to read sensitive files like credentials and environment variables, which are then uploaded and returned to the model context.
Title firecrawl-mcp-server 3.20.2 Arbitrary Local File Read via filePath
Weaknesses CWE-22
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N'}

cvssV4_0

{'score': 8.7, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N'}


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Firecrawl Firecrawl-mcp-server
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: VulnCheck

Published:

Updated: 2026-09-04T14:32:08.494Z

Reserved: 2026-09-04T11:00:28.731Z

Link: CVE-2026-85606

cve-icon Vulnrichment

No data.

cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-09-04T15:17:41.393

Modified: 2026-09-04T15:17:41.393

Link: CVE-2026-85606

cve-icon Redhat

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cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-09-04T15:30:07Z

Weaknesses
  • CWE-22

    Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')