MediumVulnerability

CVE-2026-88938: knowns code.find MCP tool path traversal reads files outside project

Source: NVD(opens in a new tab)
Identifier: CVE-2026-88938
Published: September 10, 2026
Record updated: October 9, 2026

Known exploitation: Not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog at the last check.
EPSS: 0.5%

Summary

knowns through 0.33.0 does not confine the path argument of its code.find MCP tool to the project root. An attacker can supply absolute paths or relative traversal sequences to read full contents of source files anywhere on the host, from AI agent sessions.

Mitigation

The source does not state a fix yet. Check the original advisory for updates.

Details

Scores and exploitation

CVSS score: 6.5(medium)
CVSS vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Attack vector: network
Attack complexity: low
Privileges required: low
User interaction: none
EPSS: 0.5%Estimated probability that this CVE is exploited in the next 30 days, from the FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System. Read on November 4, 2026.
Disclosure date: September 10, 2026

Weaknesses and techniques

Weakness (CWE): CWE-22
Attack pattern (CAPEC): CAPEC-126

Classification

Attack type: Other
Attack sophistication: Trivial
AI component targeted: Plugin
Impact: Confidentiality
Labels: security

How this record was produced

Summaries, mitigations and labels on this page are generated automatically from the source. The linked source is authoritative. The source gives this advisory a description and no title, so the title above is a headline generated from the source text.

Original source: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-88938

First tracked: September 10, 2026 at 02:07 PM ET, from NVD/CVE Database

Classifier: claude-haiku-5-5, prompt v4

Classifier confidence: 90% (self-assessed)

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