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Knowns Unrestricted Path Traversal leading to out-of-bounds arbitrary .md file read, write, and deletion in MCP Docs + Memory Tools

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## Overview Verified. Multiple **Unrestricted Path Traversal** vulnerabilities exist in the Knowns MCP `docs` and `memory` tools, allowing arbitrary file read, write, and deletion operations outside the project sandbox. The storage layer functions (`Get`, `Create`, `Update`, `Rename`, `Delete`) in both `doc_store.go` and `memory_store.go` concatenate user-controlled paths with `filepath.Join()` without any containment validation. Additionally, the `docs.update` action with a `newPath` parameter performs a file deletion via `Rename()`, but is classified as `CapWrite` in the permission registry rather than `CapDelete`. This allows an attacker with a `read-write-no-delete` preset to bypass deletion restrictions and destroy arbitrary files outside the project root. ## Affected paths | File Path | Role | Vulnerability & Execution Impact | | :--- | :--- | :--- | | **`internal/storage/doc_store.go`** | Vulnerable Sink (Docs) | **Path Traversal in File Operations (CWE-22):** `Get()`, `Create()`, `Update()`, `Rename()`, `Delete()` join user-controlled `path` with `filepath.Join(ds.docsDir(), ...)` without validating path containment. | | **`internal/storage/memory_store.go`** | Vulnerable Sink (Memory) | **Path Traversal in Memory Operations (CWE-22):** `GetInLayer()`, `Create()`, `Update()`, `Delete()` join user-controlled `id` with `filepath.Join(dir, models.MemoryFileName(id))` without validation. | | **`internal/mcp/handlers/doc.go`** | Pass-Through Handler | **Unsanitized Input P

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GHSA-9gfj-28hw-jchp

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Security context

Source reference: osv:GHSA-9gfj-28hw-jchp

knowns

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Affected versions
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Fixed versions
0.30.0

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    "package": {
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      "purl": "pkg:npm/knowns",
      "ecosystem": "npm"
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    "database_specific": {
      "source": "https://github.com/github/advisory-database/blob/main/advisories/github-reviewed/2026/09/GHSA-9gfj-28hw-jchp/GHSA-9gfj-28hw-jchp.json",
      "last_known_affected_version_range": "<= 0.29.1"
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Related CVEs
CVE-2026-86439

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Publisher severity

high

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