---
id: CVE-2026-19336
title: A vulnerability was found in Pimzino spec-workflow-mcp up to 2.2.6
summary: >-
  A vulnerability was found in Pimzino spec-workflow-mcp up to 2.2.6. This issue
  affects the function ApprovalStorage.createApproval of the file
  src/tools/approvals.ts. Performing a manipulation of the argument categoryName
  results in path…
severity: medium
cvss: 5.3
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L'
cwe:
  - CWE-22
published: '2026-08-09'
updated: '2026-08-09'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-19336'
references:
  - url: 'https://github.com/Pimzino/spec-workflow-mcp/'
    label: cna@vuldb.com
  - url: >-
      https://github.com/Pimzino/spec-workflow-mcp/commit/9c7a7839e690bb4543f0e7481b5740d23808e5fe
    label: cna@vuldb.com
  - url: 'https://github.com/Pimzino/spec-workflow-mcp/issues/220'
    label: cna@vuldb.com
  - url: 'https://github.com/Pimzino/spec-workflow-mcp/pull/222'
    label: cna@vuldb.com
  - url: 'https://vuldb.com/cve/CVE-2026-19336'
    label: cna@vuldb.com
  - url: 'https://vuldb.com/submit/865260'
    label: cna@vuldb.com
  - url: 'https://vuldb.com/vuln/387172'
    label: cna@vuldb.com
  - url: 'https://vuldb.com/vuln/387172/cti'
    label: cna@vuldb.com
tags:
  - nvd
epss: 0.00172
epssPercentile: 0.05865
ingestedAt: '2026-08-09T17:33:47.086Z'
---

## Overview

A vulnerability was found in Pimzino spec-workflow-mcp up to 2.2.6. This issue affects the function ApprovalStorage.createApproval of the file src/tools/approvals.ts. Performing a manipulation of the argument categoryName results in path traversal. The attack is only possible with local access. Upgrading to version 2.2.7 is capable of addressing this issue. The patch is named 9c7a7839e690bb4543f0e7481b5740d23808e5fe. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

## Remediation

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