{
 "id": "AIR-2026-0082",
 "slug": "cve-2026-49986-cortex-mcp-server-vulnerability-allows-improp",
 "title": "CVE-2026-49986: Cortex MCP Server vulnerability allows improper developer root validation",
 "summary": "A path handling vulnerability in the Cortex MCP server prior to version 3.17.1 incorrectly treats the Claude Code project directory environment variable as a trusted developer checkout. A patch has been released to fix this issue.",
 "type": "attack_on_ai",
 "categories": [
  "infra_vuln"
 ],
 "severity": 2,
 "targets": [
  "framework_or_tooling"
 ],
 "products": [
  "neuro-cortex-memory",
  "Claude Code"
 ],
 "incident_date": "2026-08-14",
 "incident_date_precision": "day",
 "first_reported": "2026-08-14",
 "sources": [
  {
   "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-49986",
   "publisher": "NVD",
   "title": "CVE-2026-49986: The Cortex MCP server (`neuro-cortex-memory`), a cross-platform persistent memory MCP, prior to version 3.17.1 treats the…",
   "published_at": "2026-08-14"
  }
 ],
 "source_count": 1,
 "confidence": 0.95,
 "status": "published",
 "origin": "seed_nvd",
 "tags": [
  "CVE-2026-49986",
  "mcp",
  "path-traversal"
 ],
 "created_at": "2026-10-18T06:33:31.967Z",
 "updated_at": "2026-10-18T06:33:31.967Z"
}