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CVE-2026-42866: Alfredredbird tookie-osint · Path Traversal

Affects Alfredredbird tookie-osintSource CVE Database V5

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Not known to be exploited · CVSS 6.7 Medium : upgrade to 4.1fix when convenient.

Data as of 30 Oct 2026, 11:52 UTC

CVSS 4.0 base score
6.7Medium
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.
EPSS
0.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 10% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
Patch
Available – fixed in 4.1fix
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 11 May 2026

  2. Detectable: no evidence on record.

    No public nuclei template indexed

  3. Weaponized: no evidence on record.

    No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB

  4. Exploited in the wild: no evidence on record.

    Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation

  5. Observed by OffSeq Mirage: no evidence on record.

    No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors

A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 30 Oct 2026.

What to do

Upgrade Alfredredbird tookie-osint to 4.1fix.

Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
Alfredredbirdtookie-osintAffected
  • <4.1fix
Fixed in
  • 4.1fix

AI-suggested

Upgrade tookie-osint to version 4.1fix or later, where this path traversal vulnerability has been fixed. Until upgrading, avoid running the tool with untrusted or unsanitized username inputs that contain path traversal characters. Patch status is not explicitly confirmed beyond the mention of the fix in 4.1fix; verify with the vendor for official advisories and updates.

Description

Tookie is a advanced OSINT information gathering tool. Prior to 4.1fix, modules/modules.py's write_txt, write_csv, write_json, and (commented-but-shipping) scan_file helpers open their output as open(f"{user}.<ext>"), where user comes unsanitized from the -u CLI flag or any line of a -U usernames file. A username that contains path-separator sequences (.., /, \, or an absolute path) causes tookie-osint to write the scan output to an arbitrary path the invoking user has write permission for. This vulnerability is fixed in 4.1fix.

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