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CVE-2026-88939: Incorrect Authorization in knowns-dev knowns

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VulnerabilityCVE-2026-88939cvecve-2026-88939
Published: 09/10/2026 (09/10/2026, 15:28:53 UTC)
Source: CVE Database V5
Vendor/Project: knowns-dev
Product: knowns

Description

knowns through 0.33.0 exempts the project.set action from permission guard checks unconditionally, allowing read-only agent sessions to bypass restrictions. Attackers can invoke project.set to repoint the server at another project directory and obtain write access capabilities.

CVSS v4.0

Score 8.7high

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Attack Requirements
None
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Vuln. Confidentiality
High
Vuln. Integrity
High
Vuln. Availability
Low
Subsq. Confidentiality
None
Subsq. Integrity
None
Subsq. Availability
None
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Technical Details

Data Version
5.2
Assigner Short Name
VulnCheck
Date Reserved
2026-09-10T14:55:29.628Z
Cvss Version
4.0
State
PUBLISHED
Remediation Level
null

Threat ID: 6aa2d18f8744ddd5a6dabc40

Added to database: 09/10/2026, 15:49:35 UTC

Last updated: 09/10/2026, 15:51:03 UTC

Views: 3

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