CVE-2024-40445

high

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.

References

https://youtu.be/W2KPHFNfgrg

https://youtu.be/OII16TteaJw

https://github.com/TaiYou-TW/CVE-2024-40445_CVE-2024-40446/

https://github.com/Oefenweb/mimetex/blob/master/mimetex.c#L12414-L12423

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2025-04-22

Updated: 2025-04-30

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 7.5

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Severity: High

CVSS v3

Base Score: 7.3

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L