knowns through 0.33.0 Authorization Bypass via project.set Bootstrap Exemption
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Attack requirements
- None
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · Low
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-863.
Summary
knowns through 0.33.0 exempts the project.set action from permission guard checks unconditionally, allowing read-only agent sessions to bypass restrictions. Attackers can invoke project.set to repoint the server at another project directory and obtain write access capabilities.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- Poc
- Automatable
- No
- 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 | up to 0.33.0 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- knowns Vendorknowns-dev Affected up to 0.33.0 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Fixed in the same release
Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.
- Advisory ·
knowns-dev knowns — GitHub Security Advisory (GHSA-h73x-698r-qrvg)
2 records Highest priority Priority HIGH 2 HIGH
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2026-60301 knowns through 0.33.0 Arbitrary Directory Enumeration via workspace browse endpointPriority HIGH 70
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-88939
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-qwj4-f78f-jj3j
References
More knowns-dev vulnerabilities
- 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
- TI-2026-59220 knowns before 0.30.0 Unauthenticated Management API Exposure CVSS 4.0CRITICAL 9.3
Sources
- CVE-2026-88939 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-88939 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-qwj4-f78f-jj3j · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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