{"data":{"id":"8418c33b-1401-4b81-8553-bbaa6204b005","title":"CVE-2026-49986: The Cortex MCP server (`neuro-cortex-memory`), a cross-platform persistent memory MCP, prior to version 3.17.1 treats th","summary":"The Cortex MCP server (a tool that lets AI assistants like Claude access persistent memory across projects) before version 3.17.1 has a vulnerability where it trusts the project directory set by Claude Code without proper validation. An attacker can place two specific files (`mcp_server/` folder and `ui/unified-viz.html`) in a malicious repository to trick Cortex into running arbitrary Python code with the user's privileges when the `open_visualization` tool is used.","solution":"Update to version 3.17.1 or later, which fixes the issue.","labels":["security"],"sourceUrl":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-49986","publishedAt":"2026-08-14T17:18:27.147Z","cveId":"CVE-2026-49986","cweIds":["CWE-829"],"cvssScore":null,"cvssSeverity":null,"severity":"critical","attackType":["supply_chain"],"issueType":"vulnerability","affectedPackages":null,"affectedVendors":["Anthropic"],"affectedVendorsRaw":["Anthropic","Claude","Cortex MCP","neuro-cortex-memory"],"classifierModel":"claude-haiku-4-5-20251001","classifierPromptVersion":"v3","cvssVector":null,"attackVector":null,"attackComplexity":null,"privilegesRequired":null,"userInteraction":null,"exploitMaturity":"unknown","epssScore":0,"patchAvailable":null,"disclosureDate":"2026-08-14T17:18:27.147Z","capecIds":["CAPEC-437"],"crossRefCount":0,"attackSophistication":"moderate","impactType":["integrity","confidentiality","availability"],"aiComponentTargeted":"api","llmSpecific":true,"classifierConfidence":0.95,"researchCategory":null,"atlasIds":["AML.T0010"]}}