CVE-2026-53766

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.
Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome-devtools-mcp:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*

History

26 Jun 2026, 19:21

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References () https://github.com/ChromeDevTools/chrome-devtools-mcp/security/advisories/GHSA-8qf9-62x2-82pp - () https://github.com/ChromeDevTools/chrome-devtools-mcp/security/advisories/GHSA-8qf9-62x2-82pp - Exploit, Third Party Advisory
First Time Google
Google chrome-devtools-mcp
CPE cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome-devtools-mcp:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*

26 Jun 2026, 00:16

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References () https://github.com/ChromeDevTools/chrome-devtools-mcp/security/advisories/GHSA-8qf9-62x2-82pp - () https://github.com/ChromeDevTools/chrome-devtools-mcp/security/advisories/GHSA-8qf9-62x2-82pp -

24 Jun 2026, 22:16

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New CVE

Information

Published : 2026-06-24 22:16

Updated : 2026-06-26 19:21


NVD link : CVE-2026-53766

Mitre link : CVE-2026-53766

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-53766


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Products Affected

google

  • chrome-devtools-mcp
CWE
CWE-22

Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')

CWE-59

Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')