TI-2024-26925 Aliases CVE-2024-40445 GHSA-4qhj-jmx7-8mr8

A directory traversal vulnerability in forkosh Mime TeX before version 1.77 allows…

LOW 35CWE-77Published 2025-04-22 · Updated 2025-04-30

Key facts

Attack vector: Network
Privileges required: None
User interaction: None
Attack complexity: Low
Impact type: Code execution
Confidentiality · integrity · availability: Low · Low · Low
Fix status: No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-77.

Summary

A directory traversal vulnerability in forkosh Mime TeX before version 1.77 allows attackers on Windows systems to read or append arbitrary files by manipulating crafted input paths.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV

EPSS 0.00635 50th percentileScored 2026-11-07

Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation: None
Automatable: No
Technical impact: Total

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

Vendor	Product	Affected versions	Fixed in	Status	Source
—	—	all versions	—	No fix listed	CNA

— Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:a:ctan:mimetex::::::::	before 1.77	Vulnerable	Ctan

cpe:2.3:a:ctan:mimetex:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 1.77 Vulnerable ·Ctan

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2024-40445
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-4qhj-jmx7-8mr8
2026-10-25 EPSS moved to the 50th–90th percentile

References

Advisory 1

https://github.com/TaiYou-TW/CVE-2024-40445_CVE-2024-40446/

Other 3

TI-2024-26926 An issue in forkosh Mime Tex before v.1.77 allows an attacker to execute arbitrary code via a crafted script CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8

Sources

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