PT-2026-31466 · Git+1 · Parseusbs
CVE-2026-40029
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Published
2026-04-08
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Updated
2026-04-08
CVSS v4.0
8.5
High
| Vector | AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N |
Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions
parseusbs versions prior to 1.9
Description
An OS command injection issue exists in
parseUSBs.py where LNK file paths are passed unsanitized into an os.popen() shell command. This allows arbitrary command execution on the forensic examiner's machine during USB artifact parsing if a crafted .lnk filename containing shell metacharacters is processed.Recommendations
Update parseusbs to version 1.9 or later.
Exploit
Fix
OS Command Injection
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Weakness Enumeration
Related Identifiers
Affected Products
Parseusbs