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TI-2026-28867 Aliases CVE-2026-40024GHSA-995r-jc2c-558w

Sleuth Kit tsk_recover Path Traversal

Priority LOW 36CWE-22Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
None
User interaction
Passive
Attack complexity
Low
Attack requirements
None
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · None
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

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.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00208 10th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
None
Automatable
No
Technical impact
Partial

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

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
sleuthkitsleuthkitup to 4.14.0—Patch availableCNA
  • sleuthkit Vendorsleuthkit Affected up to 4.14.0 Fixed in — Patch available CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:sleuthkit:the_sleuth_kit:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*before 4.15.0Vulnerablesleuthkit
  • cpe:2.3:a:sleuthkit:the_sleuth_kit:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 4.15.0 Vulnerable ·sleuthkit

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Fixed in the same release

Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.

  • Advisory ·

    sleuthkit — Mobasi Sentinel Vulnerability Index

    3 records Highest priority Priority LOW 3 LOW

    Other records, highest priority first

    • TI-2026-28869 Sleuth Kit ISO9660 SUSP Extension Reference Out-of-Bounds ReadPriority LOW 21
    • TI-2026-28868 Sleuth Kit APFS Keybag Parser Out-of-Bounds ReadPriority LOW 21
    Show all 3 records → Advisory →

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat's page for this CVE →

Not affected: 1 product
  • Red Hat

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-40024
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-995r-jc2c-558w

References

Patch 1

Advisory 1

  • TI-2022-22514 OS Command injection vulnerability in sleuthkit fls tool 4.11.1 allows attackers to… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
  • TI-2020-08244 In version 4.8.0 and earlier of The Sleuth Kit (TSK), there is a stack buffer overflow… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2019-10830 An issue was discovered in The Sleuth Kit (TSK) 4.6.6. CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2019-10829 An issue was discovered in The Sleuth Kit (TSK) 4.6.6. CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2020-08245 In version 4.8.0 and earlier of The Sleuth Kit (TSK), there is a heap-based buffer… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.1
  • TI-2018-08401 An issue was discovered in libtskbase.a in The Sleuth Kit (TSK) from release 4.0.2… CVSS 3.0HIGH 8.1
See all 17 →

Sources

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