CVE-2026-40024CWE-22

Sleuth Kit tsk_recover Path Traversal

High · published April 8, 2026

CVSS v4.0
8.4
EPSS
0%
Percentile
10.2
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

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.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v4.0
8.4 · HIGH
Vector
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
EPSS
0.00207 · 10.2th percentile
Weakness
CWE-22 · Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
Published
2026-04-08T21:35Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 08 APR 21:35Z
    Sleuth Kit tsk_recover Path Traversal
    cvelistv5