PatchTheCVEthe sleuth kit vulnerabilities and fixes
Recent CVEs affecting the sleuth kit, with upgrade or downgrade steps. 3 tracked.
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the sleuth kit has 3 tracked vulnerabilities, 0 critical. A fixed release or vendor patch exists for 3. Most recent: 2026-04-08. Highest priority: CVE-2026-40024 (score 27/100).
- CVE-2026-40024 HIGH 7.1 UPGRADE The Sleuth Kit through 4.14.0 contains a path traversal vulnerability in tsk_recover that allows an attacker t
- CVE-2026-40025 MEDIUM 4.4 UPGRADE The Sleuth Kit through 4.14.0 contains an out-of-bounds read vulnerability in the APFS filesystem keybag parse
- CVE-2026-40026 MEDIUM 4.4 UPGRADE The Sleuth Kit through 4.14.0 contains an out-of-bounds read vulnerability in the ISO9660 filesystem parser wh
FAQ
How do I fix the sleuth kit vulnerabilities?
Open the CVE for your version, check the affected range, then follow the listed action: upgrade to the fixed release, or downgrade or mitigate if no fix exists yet. Commands for each OS are shown on every CVE page.
Is the sleuth kit being exploited right now?
None of the tracked the sleuth kit CVEs are on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list at the moment. This is checked every 20 minutes.
Which the sleuth kit CVE should I patch first?
CVE-2026-40024 currently ranks highest (27/100): The Sleuth Kit through 4.14.0 contains a path traversal vulnerability in tsk_recover that allows an attacker t.