Sleuth Kit tsk_recover Path Traversal
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.
CVE-2026-40024
Primary source · Revision 1
Imported from structured advisory data. Source references identify upstream records or fields; verify affected versions and your deployed configuration.
Security context
Source reference: cve:CVE-2026-40024
sleuthkit
Source reference: /containers/cna/affected/0/product
- Affected versions
- Not stated in this record
- Fixed versions
- Not stated in this record
- Prerequisites
- Not stated in this record
Structured affected-version data
Original package identities and version rules from this source.
[
{
"vendor": "sleuthkit",
"product": "sleuthkit",
"versions": [
{
"status": "affected",
"version": "0",
"versionType": "custom",
"lessThanOrEqual": "4.14.0"
},
{
"status": "unaffected",
"version": "a3f96b3bc36a8bb1a00c297f77110d4a6e7dd31b",
"versionType": "git"
}
],
"defaultStatus": "unaffected"
}
]- Related CVEs
- CVE-2026-40024
Source reference:
/cveMetadata/cveId
Publisher severity
high
Source reference: /containers/cna/metrics
- Event
- #7703 · Revision 1
- Added to Heist Feed
- Publisher date