knowns before 0.30.0 Path Traversal via code.replace MCP action
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Passive
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Attack requirements
- None
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · High · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
knowns versions before 0.30.0 contain a path traversal vulnerability in the handleCodeReplace() function that allows attackers to overwrite arbitrary files outside the project root. Attackers can supply absolute paths or relative paths containing directory traversal sequences to write malicious content to sensitive files like shell startup scripts or SSH configuration files.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- Yes
- Technical impact
- Total
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| knowns-dev | knowns | before 0.30.0 | 0.30.0 | Patch available | CNA |
- knowns Vendorknowns-dev Affected before 0.30.0 Fixed in 0.30.0 Patch available CNA
Remediation
- Fix · CNA knowns (knowns-dev) Fixed in 0.30.0
Fixed in the same release
Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.
- Release ·
knowns-dev knowns 0.30.0
7 records Highest priority Priority HIGH 1 HIGH, 5 MEDIUM, 1 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2026-59217 knowns before 0.30.0 Arbitrary Code Execution via LSP BinaryPriority HIGH 72
- TI-2026-59220 knowns before 0.30.0 Unauthenticated Management API ExposurePriority MEDIUM 50
- TI-2026-59215 knowns before 0.30.0 Path Traversal via templateFile parameterPriority MEDIUM 46
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-86541
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-g6q2-h5cf-8q26
References
More knowns-dev vulnerabilities
- TI-2026-60300 knowns through 0.33.0 Authorization Bypass via project.set Bootstrap Exemption CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.7
- TI-2026-60298 knowns through 0.33.0 Path Traversal via Template Engine CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.6
- TI-2026-59217 knowns before 0.30.0 Arbitrary Code Execution via LSP Binary CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.5
- TI-2026-60301 knowns through 0.33.0 Arbitrary Directory Enumeration via workspace browse endpoint CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 6.9
- TI-2026-60299 knowns through 0.33.0 Path Traversal via code.find MCP tool CVSS 4.0HIGH 7.1
- TI-2026-60283 knowns before 0.31.0 External Control of Agent Working Directory via x-opencode-directory Header CVSS 4.0CRITICAL 9.3
Sources
- CVE-2026-86541 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-86541 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-g6q2-h5cf-8q26 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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