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CVE-2026-40029

Published: Apr 8, 2026

Modified: May 8, 2026

PUBLISHED

CVSS v3.1

7.8

HIGH

Description

parseusbs before 1.9 contains an OS command injection vulnerability in parseUSBs.py where LNK file paths are passed unsanitized into an os.popen() shell command, allowing arbitrary command execution via crafted .lnk filenames containing shell metacharacters. An attacker can craft a .lnk filename with embedded shell metacharacters that execute arbitrary commands on the forensic examiner's machine during USB artifact parsing.

Vendor	Product	Versions
khyrenz	parseusbs	affected `0 - < 1.9.0` unaffected `1.9.0` unaffected `99f05996494e7e41ea0c7e13145ba20eb793e46b`

Weaknesses (CWE)

CVSS v3.1 Details

CVSS v3.1 Vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

Required

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

References

product

patch

Mobasi Sentinel Vulnerability Index

vendor-advisory

VulnCheck Advisory: parseusbs < 1.9 Command Injection via Crafted LNK Filename

third-party-advisory

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