Remote code execution via unsanitized PPTX path
Published Sep 4, 2025 · Updated Sep 4, 2025
Command injection in Zach Caceres Markdownify MCP Server before 0.0.2 allows remote attackers to execute system commands via a crafted PPTX path. Markdownify._markitdown interpolates the filepath into a child_process.exec shell string without neutralizing shell metacharacters. Exploitation requires an MCP client or user to invoke pptx-to-markdown with an attacker-controlled filepath, and injected commands run with the server process's privileges.
Summary
What happened
Command injection in Zach Caceres Markdownify MCP Server before 0.0.2 allows remote attackers to execute system commands via a crafted PPTX path. Markdownify._markitdown interpolates the filepath into a child_process.exec shell string without neutralizing shell metacharacters. Exploitation requires an MCP client or user to invoke pptx-to-markdown with an attacker-controlled filepath, and injected commands run with the server process's privileges.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2025-58358
- Published
- Sep 4, 2025
- Updated
- Sep 4, 2025
- Vendor
- Zach Caceres
- Product
- Markdownify MCP Server
- Classifications
- CWE-77, T1059
- Attack vector
- network
- Privileges
- unauthenticated
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Sep 4, 2025CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Sep 4, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
Exploitability
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- Affected versionversion=< 0.0.2
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- Upstream pptx-to-markdown command-injection proof of conceptproof of concept · demonstrated
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