Path Traversal in Sleuthkit
CVE-2026-40024
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.
Vulnerability class: Path Traversal (Directory Traversal)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.1 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.002 (9.7th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 10th percentile — 9.7% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.002 · newest: 0.002 · change: +0.000
Affected products
- Sleuthkit — versions 0, a3f96b3bc36a8bb1a00c297f77110d4a6e7dd31b
- Sleuthkit The Sleuth Kit
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- github.com/sleuthkit/sleuthkit/commit/a3f96b3bc36a8bb1a00c297f77110d4a6e7dd31b (Patch, patch)
- mobasi.ai/sentinel (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- www.vulncheck.com/advisories/sleuth-kit-tsk-recover-path-traversal (Third Party Advisory, third-party-advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2026-40024?
- CVE-2026-40024 is a high-severity vulnerability in Sleuthkit, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 7.1/10. Published 2026-04-08.
- How severe is CVE-2026-40024?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.1 out of 10.