Vulnerability · Published Apr 8, 2026 · Assigned by VulnCheck
CVE-2026-40024Sleuth Kit tsk_recover Path Traversal
High 7.1
In plain English
A high-severity path traversal in sleuthkit from sleuthkit. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.2% (higher than 11% of all known vulnerabilities).
Official 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 packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian:12 | sleuthkit | no fix listed | DEBIAN-CVE-2026-40024 |
| Debian:13 | sleuthkit | no fix listed | DEBIAN-CVE-2026-40024 |
| Debian:14 | sleuthkit | no fix listed | DEBIAN-CVE-2026-40024 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | sleuthkit | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2026-40024 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | sleuthkit | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2026-40024 |
| Ubuntu:25.10 | sleuthkit | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2026-40024 |
| Ubuntu:26.04:LTS | sleuthkit | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2026-40024 |
| Ubuntu:26.10 | sleuthkit | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2026-40024 |
Affected products (as reported)
Weakness: CWE-22 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
References
- Patch Commit patch
- Mobasi Sentinel Vulnerability Index vendor-advisory
- VulnCheck Advisory: Sleuth Kit tsk_recover Path Traversal third-party-advisory