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CVE-2026-40024

HIGH · CVSS 7.1 EPSS 0.17% Public Exploit

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2026-04-08 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

This is a high severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.1. Public exploit code or proof-of-concept references have been detected in its references.

Public Exploit Signal

A public exploit, PoC, GitHub repository or Metasploit reference was detected for this CVE.

Detected Signals
code execution
GitHub PoC Links

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CVE
CVE-2026-40024
Severity
HIGH
CVSS
7.1
EPSS
0.17%

Original NVD Description

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.

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