CVE-2024-40646: CWE-22: Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') in vertex-app vertex
CVE-2024-40646 is a path traversal vulnerability in the vertex-app management tool for Private Tracker users. Versions of vertex prior to commit fbde301b97986d5913fc4bc95f5445750d282e11 are affected. This vulnerability allows an attacker to improperly limit pathname access, potentially leading to unauthorized file access. The vulnerability has a high severity with a CVSS score of 8.6. Users are advised to upgrade to a version containing the specified commit to mitigate the issue.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
Vertex, a management tool for Private Tracker users to manage streaming and watching videos, contains a path traversal vulnerability (CWE-22) in versions prior to commit fbde301b97986d5913fc4bc95f5445750d282e11. This vulnerability allows attackers to manipulate file pathnames to access restricted directories improperly. The CVSS 3.1 score is 8.6, indicating high severity with network attack vector, low attack complexity, no privileges required, no user interaction, and impacts confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The vulnerability is fixed in the version containing the specified commit.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could allow an attacker to access files outside the intended restricted directories, leading to high confidentiality impact, low integrity impact, and low availability impact. This could result in unauthorized disclosure of sensitive information and potential disruption of service.
Mitigation Recommendations
Users should upgrade to a version of vertex that includes commit fbde301b97986d5913fc4bc95f5445750d282e11, which contains the patch for this path traversal vulnerability. Patch status is confirmed by the vendor's commit reference. No other mitigation is indicated.
CVE-2024-40646: CWE-22: Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') in vertex-app vertex
Description
CVE-2024-40646 is a path traversal vulnerability in the vertex-app management tool for Private Tracker users. Versions of vertex prior to commit fbde301b97986d5913fc4bc95f5445750d282e11 are affected. This vulnerability allows an attacker to improperly limit pathname access, potentially leading to unauthorized file access. The vulnerability has a high severity with a CVSS score of 8.6. Users are advised to upgrade to a version containing the specified commit to mitigate the issue.
CVSS v3.1
Score 8.6high
Affected software
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Technical Analysis
Vertex, a management tool for Private Tracker users to manage streaming and watching videos, contains a path traversal vulnerability (CWE-22) in versions prior to commit fbde301b97986d5913fc4bc95f5445750d282e11. This vulnerability allows attackers to manipulate file pathnames to access restricted directories improperly. The CVSS 3.1 score is 8.6, indicating high severity with network attack vector, low attack complexity, no privileges required, no user interaction, and impacts confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The vulnerability is fixed in the version containing the specified commit.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could allow an attacker to access files outside the intended restricted directories, leading to high confidentiality impact, low integrity impact, and low availability impact. This could result in unauthorized disclosure of sensitive information and potential disruption of service.
Mitigation Recommendations
Users should upgrade to a version of vertex that includes commit fbde301b97986d5913fc4bc95f5445750d282e11, which contains the patch for this path traversal vulnerability. Patch status is confirmed by the vendor's commit reference. No other mitigation is indicated.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- GitHub_M
- Date Reserved
- 2024-07-08T16:13:15.512Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Remediation Level
- null
Threat ID: 6a1d9f4fe29bf47b5008b29b
Added to database: 06/01/2026, 15:03:43 UTC
Last enriched: 06/08/2026, 21:00:35 UTC
Last updated: 07/31/2026, 19:22:52 UTC
Views: 41
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