Executive Summary

A vulnerability was identified in stata-mcp prior to v1.13.0 where insufficient validation of user-supplied Stata do-file content can lead to command execution.

Why It Matters

CVE-2026-31040 is rated CRITICAL severity, requiring immediate attention from security teams.

CVSS Base Score: 9.8/10

EPSS (Exploit Prediction): 0.1% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Affected Technologies

Vendors: statamcp

Products: stata-mcp

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References & Sources

https://github.com/SepineTam/stata-mcp/commit/52413ce

https://github.com/SepineTam/stata-mcp/issues/20

https://github.com/SepineTam/stata-mcp/pull/21

https://github.com/SepineTam/stata-mcp/releases/tag/v1.13.0

https://github.com/SepineTam/stata-mcp/issues/20

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Affected Products

stata-mcp

Sources

NVD / NIST

critical

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Critical Vulnerability: CVE-2026-31040 — statamcp — stata-mcp