HIGH 8.8 NVD
CVE-2026-86542
knowns before 0.30.0 fails to validate import names in the import routes, allowing unauthenticated attackers to write files outside the imports directory. Attac
knowns before 0.30.0 fails to validate import names in the import routes, allowing unauthenticated attackers to write files outside the imports directory. Attackers can supply traversal sequences in the name parameter to escape the imports directory and overwrite arbitrary files writable by the server process.
References
- https://github.com/knowns-dev/knowns/blob/v0.29.1/internal/server/routes/imports.go#L376-L
- https://github.com/knowns-dev/knowns/blob/v0.29.1/internal/server/routes/imports.go#L519-L
- https://github.com/knowns-dev/knowns/commit/d3989829fb5095666d23d005b2f78a082832a396
- https://github.com/knowns-dev/knowns/releases/tag/v0.30.0
- https://github.com/knowns-dev/knowns/security/advisories/GHSA-wh3c-v55g-qfg8
This high severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 8.8 was published on 2026-09-07 via NVD.
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