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TI-2026-38772 Aliases CVE-2026-53766GHSA-8qf9-62x2-82pp

chrome-devtools-mcp: validatePath() does not canonicalize symlinks before enforcing roots

Priority MEDIUM 60CWE-22Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · High · Low
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and GitHub.

Summary

Chrome DevTools for agents (chrome-devtools-mcp) lets your coding agent control and inspect a live Chrome browser. From 0.24.0 until 1.1.0, McpContext.validatePath() enforces workspace roots by checking whether path.resolve(filePath) textually falls under one of the configured root paths. path.resolve() does not canonicalize symbolic links. As a result, a symlink inside a configured workspace root can point to a file outside that root, pass validation, and then be followed by downstream file read/write operations. This bypass applies even when the MCP client correctly declares the roots capability with a non-empty list. It is separate from the documented legacy behavior where missing roots capability allows all paths. The practical impact is a workspace-boundary bypass. In the write direction, filePath-writing tools can overwrite out-of-root files through an in-root symlink. In the read direction, upload_file can read through the symlink and send the file to the currently selected web page. This vulnerability is fixed in 1.1.0.

Why it matters now

Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00117 1st percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix Fixed chrome-devtools-mcp (ChromeDevTools): 1.1.0chrome-devtools-mcp (npm): 1.1.0

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
Poc
Automatable
No
Technical impact
Partial

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
ChromeDevToolschrome-devtools-mcp0.24.0 to before 1.1.01.1.0Patch availableCNA
—chrome-devtools-mcp (npm)0.24.0 to before 1.1.01.1.0Patch availableGHSA-8qf9-62x2-82pp
  • chrome-devtools-mcp VendorChromeDevTools Affected 0.24.0 to before 1.1.0 Fixed in 1.1.0 Patch available CNA
  • chrome-devtools-mcp (npm) Vendor— Affected 0.24.0 to before 1.1.0 Fixed in 1.1.0 Patch available GHSA-8qf9-62x2-82pp

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome-devtools-mcp:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*0.24.0 to before 1.1.0VulnerableGoogle
  • cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome-devtools-mcp:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:* Versions 0.24.0 to before 1.1.0 Vulnerable ·Google

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA chrome-devtools-mcp (ChromeDevTools) Fixed in 1.1.0
  • Fix · GHSA-8qf9-62x2-82pp chrome-devtools-mcp (npm) Fixed in 1.1.0 Advisory →

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-53766
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-8qf9-62x2-82pp

References

  • TI-2026-38771 chrome-devtools-mcp: daemon.pid write follows symlinks in /tmp fallback runtime directory CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.1

Sources