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CVE-2024-40445
A directory traversal vulnerability in forkosh Mime TeX before version 1.77 allows attackers on Windows systems to read or append arbitrary files by manipulating crafted input paths.
HIGH 7.3EPSS 0.61%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.61%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
A directory traversal vulnerability in forkosh Mime TeX before version 1.77 allows attackers on Windows systems to read or append arbitrary files by manipulating crafted input paths.
- CVSS 3.1
- 7.3 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
- EPSS
- 0.61% probability · 47th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-77
- Affected
- ctan/mimetex
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- https://github.com/Oefenweb/mimetex/blob/master/mimetex.c#L12414-L12423Product
- https://github.com/TaiYou-TW/CVE-2024-40445_CVE-2024-40446/Mitigation, Third Party Advisory
- https://youtu.be/OII16TteaJwBroken Link
- https://youtu.be/W2KPHFNfgrgBroken Link
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.