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.
Affected products
sleuthkit: the sleuth kit
References3
- github.com/sleuthkit/sleuthkit/commit/a3f96b3bc36a8bb1a00c297f7… Patch
- mobasi.ai/sentinel Third Party Advisory
- www.vulncheck.com/advisories/sleuth-kit-tsk-recover-path-traver… Third Party Advisory
Metrics
- CVSS 3.1
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7.1
HIGH
Score source: NVD
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N - CVSS 4.0
-
8.4
HIGH
Score source: CNA
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 - EPSS — exploit probability
- 0% percentile: 11 · as of 12 November 2026
- CWE
- CWE-22
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