CVE-2026-86439
## 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 Propagation:** MCP handlers pass user-supplied `path`, `folder`, `newPath` directly to storage layer without sanitization. | | **`internal/mcp/handlers/memory.go`** | Pass-Through Handler | **Unsanitized Input Propagation:** MCP handlers pass user-supplied `id` directly to storage layer without sanitization. | | **`internal/permissions/registry.go`** | Authorization Bypass | **Capability Misclassification (CWE-863):** `docs.update` with `newPath` performs file deletion but is classified as `
Properties
- severity
- high
- summary
- Knowns Unrestricted Path Traversal leading to out-of-bounds arbitrary .md file read, write, and deletion in MCP Docs + Memory Tools
- cvss_score
- 8.8
- retrieved_at
- 2026-09-25T21:31:31+00:00
- ghsa_published
- 2026-09-25T19:32:05Z
- source_url
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-9gfj-28hw-jchp
- ghsa_updated
- 2026-09-25T19:32:06Z
- ghsa_id
- GHSA-9gfj-28hw-jchp
- last_source
- GitHub Advisory Database
- cve_id
- CVE-2026-86439
- cvss_vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- signal_observed_at
- 2026-09-25T21:31:31+00:00
- is_ghsa_only
- false
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