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1. CVE-2026-49986 Cortex has Untrusted Project Bootstrap Code Execution via `CLAUDE_PROJECT_DIR`

   Published 2026-08-14

   High·CVSS 7.1

   The Cortex MCP server (neuro-cortex-memory), a cross-platform persistent memory MCP, prior to version 3.17.1 treats the CLAUDE_PROJECT_DIR environment variable — automatically set by Claude Code to the currently open project directory — as a trusted Cortex developer checkout. Whe...

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