Security Advisory
CVE-2026-86540
CVSS 7.8
HIGH
Vulnerability Description
knowns versions before 0.30.0 fail to validate the settings.lsp.languages binary field in project configuration files, allowing attackers to execute arbitrary binaries by crafting a malicious .knowns/config.json file. When a repository with a crafted configuration is opened, the unvalidated binary path is executed twice under the user's account without any verification.
Published Date
2026-09-07T23:16:53.723
Data Feed
NIST National Vulnerability Database