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TI-2026-34186 Aliases CVE-2026-46486GHSA-5h3g-px23-w6vw

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

Priority LOW 30CWE-22Published · Updated

Key facts

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

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

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.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00376 31st percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed mvt (mvt-project): 2026.5.12mvt (PyPI): 2026.5.12

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
None
Automatable
Yes
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
mvt-projectmvtbefore 2026.5.122026.5.12Patch availableCNA
—mvt (PyPI)before 2026.5.122026.5.12Patch availableGHSA-5h3g-px23-w6vw
  • mvt Vendormvt-project Affected before 2026.5.12 Fixed in 2026.5.12 Patch available CNA
  • mvt (PyPI) Vendor— Affected before 2026.5.12 Fixed in 2026.5.12 Patch available GHSA-5h3g-px23-w6vw

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA mvt (mvt-project) Fixed in 2026.5.12
  • Fix · GHSA-5h3g-px23-w6vw mvt (PyPI) Fixed in 2026.5.12 Advisory →

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-46486
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-5h3g-px23-w6vw

References

Advisory 1

Other 3

Sources

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