CVE-2026-40029
parseusbs < 1.9 Command Injection via Crafted LNK Filename
- State
- Published
- Severity
- 8.5 High
- Published
- Apr 8, 2026
- Updated
- Oct 27, 2026
- Reserved
- Apr 8, 2026
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.
Scores
| CVSS | Score | Vector | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4.0 | 8.5 High | CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N | VulnCheck |
| 3.1 | 7.8 High | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H | VulnCheck |
Weaknesses
- CWE-78 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
parseusbskhyrenz |
|
References
- Pull Requestissue-tracking
- Patch Commitpatch
- Mobasi Sentinel Vulnerability Indexvendor-advisory
- VulnCheck Advisory: parseusbs < 1.9 Command Injection via Crafted LNK Filenamethird-party-advisory
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