---
id: CVE-2025-71427
title: >-
  Office-PowerPoint-MCP-Server through 2.0.7 contains a path traversal
  vulnerability that allows MCP callers to write and read files outside the
  working directory by supplying absolute paths or ../ sequences
summary: >-
  Office-PowerPoint-MCP-Server through 2.0.7 contains a path traversal
  vulnerability that allows MCP callers to write and read files outside the
  working directory by supplying absolute paths or ../ sequences. Attackers can
  steer an AI agen…
severity: medium
cvss: 6.8
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N'
cwe:
  - CWE-22
vendor: GongRzhe
product: Office-PowerPoint-MCP-Server
affected:
  - Office-PowerPoint-MCP-Server <= 2.0.7
published: '2026-10-01'
updated: '2026-10-01'
sourceUpdated: '2026-10-01T23:16:46.613'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-71427'
references:
  - url: 'https://github.com/GongRzhe/Office-PowerPoint-MCP-Server'
    label: disclosure@vulncheck.com
  - url: >-
      https://github.com/GongRzhe/Office-PowerPoint-MCP-Server/blob/3631ba2ec0c24504476f78bf74d329c9be11caaa/tools/presentation_tools.py#L127-L141
    label: disclosure@vulncheck.com
  - url: >-
      https://github.com/GongRzhe/Office-PowerPoint-MCP-Server/blob/3631ba2ec0c24504476f78bf74d329c9be11caaa/utils/presentation_utils.py#L61-L73
    label: disclosure@vulncheck.com
  - url: 'https://github.com/GongRzhe/Office-PowerPoint-MCP-Server/pull/33'
    label: disclosure@vulncheck.com
  - url: >-
      https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/office-powerpoint-mcp-server-through-2.0.7-path-traversal-via-save-presentation-and-manage-image
    label: disclosure@vulncheck.com
tags:
  - nvd
  - cve.org
ingestedAt: '2026-10-01T23:03:32.833Z'
---

## Overview

Office-PowerPoint-MCP-Server through 2.0.7 contains a path traversal vulnerability that allows MCP callers to write and read files outside the working directory by supplying absolute paths or ../ sequences. Attackers can steer an AI agent via prompt injection to abuse save_presentation, open_presentation, or manage_image output_path to overwrite any server-writable file or load external files.

## Remediation

Refer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.