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...
- Published
- Apr 22, 2025
- Updated
- Apr 30, 2025
- Assigning CNA
- mitre
- Evidence observed
- Aug 8, 2026
Primary CVSS
nvd · CVSS 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:LLow · next 30 days
- Percentile
- 48.2%
- Model date
- Sep 21, 2026
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Summary
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.
Sources
1- CVE-2024-40445_CVE-2024-40446Informational
This repository serves as the public reference for CVE-2024-40445 and CVE-2024-40446. Both vulnerabilities impact MimeTeX, an open-source software package for rendering LaTeX expressions, which appears to be no longer maintained.
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