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CVE-2026-86540

HIGH CVSS: 7.8 Published: 2026-09-07 Modified: 2026-09-08

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.

Affected Platforms

Unknown

Weakness Type

CWE-78

References