CVE-2024-40445
Directory Traversal vulnerability in forkosh Mime Tex before v.1.77 allows an attacker to execute...
CVE-2024-40445 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.3) in Ctan Mimetex, published April 22, 2025. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.64%, the 50th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
- Severity
- 7.3 HighCVSS 3.1, CVE List
- Exploit chance
- 0.64%EPSS, 50th percentile
- Exploitation
- None known1 public exploit
- Fixed in
- No fix listedNo source names one
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.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- Low
Exploit likelihood
Affected products
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| PoC in GitHub | TaiYou-TW/CVE-2024-40445_CVE-2024-40446 | 2025-04-21 |
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
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.
- Record
CVE-2024-40445- CVSS 3.1
- 7.3 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L - Weakness
- CWE-77
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2025-12274
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.
- Record
EUVD-2025-12274- CVSS 3.1
- 7.3 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-4qhj-jmx7-8mr8
Directory Traversal vulnerability in forkosh Mime Tex before v.1.77 allows an attacker to execute...
Directory Traversal vulnerability in forkosh Mime Tex before v.1.77 allows an attacker to execute arbitrary code via a crafted file upload
- Record
GHSA-4qhj-jmx7-8mr8- CVSS 3.1
- 7.3 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L - Weakness
- CWE-77
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
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.
- Record
CVE-2024-40445- CVSS 3.1
- 7.3 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L - Weakness
- CWE-77
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-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.
- Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2024-40445- CVSS 3.1
- 7.3 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L - Updated
- 2026-11-02
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| affected | ||
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV, PoC in GitHub |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.