CVE-2026-40024 — The Sleuth Kit through 4.14.0 contains a path traversal vulnerability in tsk_re…
Severity: High · Kind: Vulnerability
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The Sleuth Kit through 4.14.0 contains a path traversal vulnerability in tsk_recover that allows an attacker to write files to arbitrary locations outside the intended recovery directory via crafted filenames or directory paths with path traversal sequences in a filesystem image. An attacker can craft a malicious filesystem image with embedded /../ sequences in filenames that, when processed by tsk_recover, writes files outside the output directory, potentially achieving code execution by overwriting shell configuration or cron entries.
Vulnerability facts
- CVE
- CVE-2026-40024
- CVSS
- 7.1
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