CVE-2026-88937
8.8, highKnowns-dev knowns Path Traversal Vulnerability
- CVSS
- 8.8, high high CVSS v3.1
- EPSS, next 30 days
- 0.7% higher than 50.1% of scored CVEs
- Exploitation
- No public evidence
- Published
- 10 Sept 2026a month ago
Description
knowns through 0.33.0 fails to properly validate template destination paths in the code generation template engine, allowing attackers to read and write arbitrary files outside the project root. Attackers can supply malicious templates that traverse directories to overwrite shell profiles, steal credentials, or achieve persistent code execution on victim systems.
Details
- Vendor
- Knowns-dev
- Product
- knowns
- Weakness
- CWE-22 (opens in a new tab)
- Status
- Deferred
- Updated
- 10 Sept 2026
- Assigner
- disclosure@vulncheck.com
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
References 5
Advisories 2
Other references 3
- github.com /knowns-dev/knowns/blob/v0.33.0/internal/codegen/template_engine.go#L318-L344 (opens in a new tab)
- github.com /knowns-dev/knowns/blob/v0.33.0/internal/codegen/template_engine.go#L625-L636 (opens in a new tab)
- vulncheck.com /advisories/knowns-through-0.33.0-path-traversal-via-template-engine (opens in a new tab)
The kind is read from NVD's tags where present and from the shape of the URL otherwise, so treat it as a hint.
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Assembled from the NVD 2.0 API, the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog and FIRST EPSS. Scores are as of our last collection on 17 Oct 2026, not the live upstream state.