Bug 2564682 (CVE-2026-120325)

Summary: CVE-2026-120325 knip: knip: Arbitrary file overwrite via path traversal
Product: [Other] Security Response Reporter: OSIDB Bzimport <bzimport>
Component: vulnerabilityAssignee: Product Security DevOps Team <prodsec-dev>
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A flaw was found in Knip. An attacker could exploit a path traversal vulnerability by providing a manipulated workspaces configuration during file writing operations. This flaw allows unauthorized modification or overwriting of files outside the intended project directory.
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Description OSIDB Bzimport 2026-11-02 02:43:07 UTC 
A security vulnerability has been detected in Webpro-nl Knip up to 6.44.0. The impacted element is the function writeFile of the file packages/knip/src/IssueFixer.ts of the component Workspace Handler. Such manipulation of the argument workspaces leads to path traversal. The attack can be executed remotely. The exploit has been disclosed publicly and may be used. The vendor was contacted early about this disclosure but did not respond in any way.