PYSEC-2026-2676 Cortex has Untrusted Project Bootstrap Code Execution via `CLAUDE_PROJECT_DIR`

Untrusted Project Bootstrap Code Execution via CLAUDEPROJECTDIR Summary The Cortex MCP server neuro-cortex-memory treats the CLAUDEPROJECTDIR environment variable — automatically set by Claude Code to the currently open project directory — as a trusted Cortex developer checkout. When the...

PT-2026-59324

Untrusted Project Bootstrap Code Execution via CLAUDE PROJECT DIR Summary The Cortex MCP server neuro-cortex-memory treats the CLAUDE PROJECT DIR environment variable — automatically set by Claude Code to the currently open project directory — as a trusted Cortex developer checkout. When the open...

Cortex has Untrusted Project Bootstrap Code Execution via `CLAUDE_PROJECT_DIR`

Untrusted Project Bootstrap Code Execution via CLAUDEPROJECTDIR Summary The Cortex MCP server neuro-cortex-memory treats the CLAUDEPROJECTDIR environment variable — automatically set by Claude Code to the currently open project directory — as a trusted Cortex developer checkout. When the...

Unsafe Dependency Resolution

Overview neuro-cortex-memory is a Scientifically-grounded memory system based on computational neuroscience research Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Unsafe Dependency Resolution via the CLAUDEPROJECTDIR environment variable, which is treated as a trusted source directory witho...

PT-2026-55214

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions neuro-cortex-memory versions 3.17.0 and later Description Local arbitrary code execution is possible because the server treats the CLAUDE PROJECT DIR environment variable as a trusted source root. When the open visualization tool is invoked, t...