CVE-2026-43616
Detect-It-Easy < 3.21 Path Traversal Arbitrary File Write
Description
Detect-It-Easy prior to 3.21 contains a path traversal vulnerability that allows attackers to write arbitrary files to the filesystem by crafting malicious archive entries with relative traversal sequences or absolute paths. Attackers can exploit insufficient path normalization during archive extraction to write files outside the intended extraction directory and achieve persistent code execution by overwriting user startup scripts.
INFO
Published Date :
May 4, 2026, 6:16 p.m.
Last Modified :
May 4, 2026, 6:16 p.m.
Remotely Exploit :
No
Source :
[email protected]
Affected Products
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CVSS Scores
| Score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 3.1 | HIGH | 83251b91-4cc7-4094-a5c7-464a1b83ea10 | ||||
| CVSS 3.1 | HIGH | [email protected] | ||||
| CVSS 3.1 | HIGH | MITRE-CVE | ||||
| CVSS 4.0 | MEDIUM | 83251b91-4cc7-4094-a5c7-464a1b83ea10 | ||||
| CVSS 4.0 | MEDIUM | [email protected] |
Solution
- Update Detect-It-Easy to version 3.21 or later.
- Validate archive extraction path normalization.
- Review file write permissions.
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New CVE Received by [email protected]
May. 04, 2026
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Description Detect-It-Easy prior to 3.21 contains a path traversal vulnerability that allows attackers to write arbitrary files to the filesystem by crafting malicious archive entries with relative traversal sequences or absolute paths. Attackers can exploit insufficient path normalization during archive extraction to write files outside the intended extraction directory and achieve persistent code execution by overwriting user startup scripts. Added CVSS V4.0 AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X Added CVSS V3.1 AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H Added CWE CWE-23 Added Reference https://github.com/horsicq/Detect-It-Easy Added Reference https://github.com/horsicq/DIE-engine/commit/7fd300b926daf19707b2a36f0abe8b60a51308ee Added Reference https://github.com/horsicq/DIE-engine/commit/cbbe1688e58ffd430d284bf65f336973f083db69 Added Reference https://github.com/horsicq/DIE-engine/releases/tag/3.21 Added Reference https://github.com/horsicq/Formats/commit/56cdf50ee3c72c56284e2819b23e98332842d259 Added Reference https://github.com/horsicq/XArchive/commit/6a2aa84c2fd120b704f76bb5c5ee3e9b5a7a0fcc Added Reference https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/detect-it-easy-path-traversal-arbitrary-file-write