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TI-2026-31721 Aliases CVE-2026-43616GHSA-93m8-884p-3fww

Detect-It-Easy < 3.21 Path Traversal Arbitrary File Write

Priority LOW 29CWE-23Published · Updated

Key facts

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

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

Summary

Detect-It-Easy prior to 3.21 contains a path traversal vulnerability that allows attackers to write arbitrary files to the filesystem by crafting malicious archive entries with relative traversal sequences or absolute paths. Attackers can exploit insufficient path normalization during archive extraction to write files outside the intended extraction directory and achieve persistent code execution by overwriting user startup scripts.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00168 6th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed DIE-engine (horsicq): 3.21.0

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
horsicqDIE-enginebefore 3.21.03.21.0Patch availableCNA
  • DIE-engine Vendorhorsicq Affected before 3.21.0 Fixed in 3.21.0 Patch available CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:horsicq:detect-it-easy:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*before 3.21Vulnerablehorsicq
  • cpe:2.3:a:horsicq:detect-it-easy:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 3.21 Vulnerable ·horsicq

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA DIE-engine (horsicq) Fixed in 3.21.0

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-43616
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-93m8-884p-3fww

References

Patch 5

Other 1

Sources

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