01 Record
CVE-2026-86541
knowns before 0.30.0 Path Traversal via code.replace MCP action
HighPUBLISHEDCNA: VulnCheck
CNA base score7.2 CVSS v4.0CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:L/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
02 Description
knowns before 0.30.0 Path Traversal via code.replace MCP action
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Assessed, none found. CISA's assessment recorded neither public exploit code nor evidence of exploitation when it was made.
- SSVC decision
- ExploitationnoneCISA recorded no public exploit code and no evidence of exploitation.
- AutomatableyesAn attacker can reliably automate reconnaissance through exploitation, so this scales.
- Technical ImpacttotalSuccessful exploitation gives total control of the vulnerable component.
- EPSS probability
- 0.76% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 55.2% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- 7.2 (CVSS v4.0), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
- NVD CVSS vector
- CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:L/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
- NVD analysis status
- Deferred. NVD last modified this record on 2026-09-10.
- Red Hat severity
- No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2026-09-07 23:03Z1 MO AGO
- Last updated
- 2026-09-24 14:21Z1 MO AGO
- Reserved
- 2026-09-07
- Assigning CNA
- VulnCheck
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- High (CVSS 7.2)
- CNA CVSS vector
- CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:L/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
- Weaknesses
- CWE-22Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')Base
- Data version
- 5.2
- Document digest
- b97b5f421e93cb77cca4b9f54c6c762828a399f54c0a95d05a60338c4dca694c
05 Affected products
VendorProductVersionsPlatforms
06 References
- github.comGitHub Security Advisory (GHSA-f539-xgc6-xw7q)https://github.com/knowns-dev/knowns/security/advisories/GHSA-f539-xgc6-xw7q
- github.comhandleCodeReplace resolves and writes the caller-supplied path without containment (v0.29.1)https://github.com/knowns-dev/knowns/blob/v0.29.1/internal/mcp/handlers/code.go#L588-L646
- github.comknowns fix commit a2c98fc5c313https://github.com/knowns-dev/knowns/commit/a2c98fc5c313463576c9348beeec6a74ddd7333b
- github.comknowns v0.30.0 Release Noteshttps://github.com/knowns-dev/knowns/releases/tag/v0.30.0
- www.vulncheck.comVulnCheck Advisory: knowns before 0.30.0 Path Traversal via code.replace MCP actionhttps://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/knowns-before-0.30.0-path-traversal-via-code-replace-mcp-action