Directory Traversal Affecting sleuthkit package, versions *


Severity

Recommended
low

Based on Debian security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.2% (11th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-DEBIAN11-SLEUTHKIT-15996486
  • published12 Apr 2026
  • disclosed8 Apr 2026

Introduced: 8 Apr 2026

CVE-2026-40024  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-22  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

There is no fixed version for Debian:11 sleuthkit.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream sleuthkit package and not the sleuthkit package as distributed by Debian. See How to fix? for Debian:11 relevant fixed versions and status.

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.

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1