CVE-2026-40024 — Sleuth Kit tsk_recover Path Traversal
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 …
Published: 2026-04-08 · CVSS: 8.4 · CVSS 4.0
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.
Source: CVE Program · Revision 8b16575c39f1e1810c5e863010da073d2d3285e7