EUVD-2026-20759
GHSA-995r-jc2c-558w
CVSS 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/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
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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.
Analysis
Path traversal in The Sleuth Kit (tsk_recover) through version 4.14.0 allows local attackers to write files outside intended recovery directories via malicious filesystem images. Crafted filenames with ../ sequences in processed disk images can overwrite arbitrary files, enabling potential code execution through shell configuration or cron file manipulation. …
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Remediation
Within 24 hours: Identify all systems running The Sleuth Kit versions ≤4.14.0 and restrict user access to tsk_recover functionality. Within 7 days: Update The Sleuth Kit to version 4.15.0 or later (vendor-released patch). …
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