Mobile Verification Toolkit (MVT): Path Traversal via unsanitized File identifiers in iOS Backup processing

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  "url": "https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2026-46486",
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    "title": "Mobile Verification Toolkit (MVT): Path Traversal via unsanitized File identifiers in iOS Backup processing",
    "summary": "MVT (Mobile Verification Toolkit) helps with conducting forensics of mobile devices in order to find signs of a potential compromise. Prior to version 2026.5.12, there is a path traversal vulnerability via unsanitized File identifiers in iOS Backup processing. This issue has been patched in version 2026.5.12.",
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      "modified": "2026-10-28T02:30:25.050804439Z",
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  "published_at": "2026-06-08T18:30:53.105+00:00"
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