filesystem-mcp-server

Item: filesystem-mcp-server
Rating: 48
Author: M8ven

A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server for platform-agnostic file capabilities, including advanced search/replace and directory tree traversal

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// key findings

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Known vulnerabilities in dependencies: 17 high

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No credential exfiltration, no sensitive file access, no obfuscation

Static analysis found nothing flowing your secrets to unexpected places.

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// known CVEs in dependencies17 high14 low

Disclosed vulnerabilities in this server's declared npm dependencies (via OSV). Whether each is reachable depends on the installed versions.

high@modelcontextprotocol/sdk@1.12.0GHSA-345p-7cg4-v4c7

@modelcontextprotocol/sdk has cross-client data leak via shared server/transport instance reuse

high@modelcontextprotocol/sdk@1.12.0GHSA-8r9q-7v3j-jr4g

Anthropic's MCP TypeScript SDK has a ReDoS vulnerability

high@modelcontextprotocol/sdk@1.12.0GHSA-w48q-cv73-mx4w

Model Context Protocol (MCP) TypeScript SDK does not enable DNS rebinding protection by default

highvalidator@13.15.0GHSA-vghf-hv5q-vc2g

Validator is Vulnerable to Incomplete Filtering of One or More Instances of Special Elements

highaxios@1.9.0GHSA-35jp-ww65-95wh

axios Vulnerable to Full Man-in-the-Middle via Prototype Pollution Gadget in `config.proxy`

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commit: 513ec49313dd83a7e960ba2f73e431e53410d457

code hash: 1643bd8554325ecc596b305f7bf32f92323921932eea21d2883b2f5b47432323

verified: 6/15/2026, 1:26:43 PM

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