Bug 2456740 (CVE-2026-40024) - CVE-2026-40024 sleuthkit: tsk_recover: The Sleuth Kit: Arbitrary code execution via path traversal in tsk_recover
Summary: CVE-2026-40024 sleuthkit: tsk_recover: The Sleuth Kit: Arbitrary code executi...
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Status: NEW
Alias: CVE-2026-40024
Product: Security Response
Classification: Other
Component: vulnerability
Version: unspecified
Hardware: All
OS: Linux
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Assignee: Product Security DevOps Team
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Depends On: 2458081 2458082 2458083
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TreeView+ depends on / blocked
 
Reported: 2026-04-08 22:01 UTC by OSIDB Bzimport
Modified: 2026-04-13 23:42 UTC (History)
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Description OSIDB Bzimport 2026-04-08 22:01:40 UTC
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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