CVE-2026-40024

A flaw was found in The Sleuth Kit, specifically in the tskrecover tool. An attacker can exploit this path traversal vulnerability by providing a specially crafted filesystem image containing malicious filenames or directory paths with path traversal sequences. This allows the attacker to write...

CVE-2026-40024

The vulnerability affects Sleuth Kit up to version 4.14.0, specifically in the tsk_recover component. A path traversal flaw allows an attacker to write files outside the intended recovery directory by crafting filesystem images with embedded /.. sequences in filenames, which can lead to overwriti...

PT-2026-31461

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions The Sleuth Kit versions through 4.14.0 Description The Sleuth Kit’s tsk recover component contains a path traversal flaw. An attacker can exploit this to write files to locations outside the intended recovery directory by using crafted filenam...