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Vulnerability record · CVE-2026-40024 · published 8 April 2026

CVE-2026-40024: Sleuthkit the sleuth kit path traversal vulnerability

Sleuthkit · The Sleuth Kit

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.

8.4 CVSS 4.0 High EPSS 0.21% · top 90.3% CWE-22 · Path traversal
8.4CVSS 4.0 base score
0.21%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
3References
25 Jul 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

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.

CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:

Affected products

1 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
https://github.com/sleuthkit/sleuthkit/commit/a3f96b3bc36a8bb1a00c297f77110d4a6e7dd31b Patch
https://mobasi.ai/sentinel Third Party Advisory
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/sleuth-kit-tsk-recover-path-traversal Third Party Advisory

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2026-40024), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-26). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.