CVE-2026-88937 PUBLISHED

knowns through 0.33.0 Path Traversal via Template Engine

Assigner: VulnCheck
Reserved: 10.09.2026 Published: 10.09.2026 Updated: 10.09.2026

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.

Metrics

CVSS Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
CVSS Score: 8.6

Product Status

Vendor knowns-dev
Product knowns
Versions Default: unaffected
  • affected from 0 to 0.33.0 (incl.)

Credits

  • Tong Hoang Gia finder

References

Problem Types

  • Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') CWE