CVE-2026-88938

Medium

Description

knowns through 0.33.0 fails to confine the path argument of the code.find MCP tool to the project root, allowing AI agent sessions to read source files anywhere on the host. Attackers can supply absolute paths or relative traversal sequences to the path argument and retrieve full file contents from outside the intended project directory.

SeverityMedium

CVSS6.5

Exploit probability—

ProductKnowns

PublishedSep 10, 2026

First seenSep 10, 2026

Weakness typeCWE-22Path traversal

How to fix

Vendor advisories

github.com/knowns-dev/knowns/security/advisories/GHSA-5cj9-fcqq-g2h7

Affected products

Product	Affected versions	Fixed in
knowns-dev knowns	v ≤ 0.33.0	—

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