CVE-2026-46486: CWE-22: Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') in mvt-project mvt
MVT (Mobile Verification Toolkit) helps with conducting forensics of mobile devices in order to find signs of a potential compromise. Prior to version 2026.5.12, there is a path traversal vulnerability via unsanitized File identifiers in iOS Backup processing. This issue has been patched in version 2026.5.12.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
CVE-2026-46486 is a path traversal vulnerability in the mvt-project's Mobile Verification Toolkit (mvt) affecting versions before 2026.5.12. The vulnerability arises from improper sanitization of file identifiers when processing iOS backups, which could allow an attacker to access files outside the intended directory scope. This issue has been addressed and fixed in version 2026.5.12. The CVSS 4.0 vector indicates the vulnerability is remotely exploitable without privileges or user interaction, with low impact on confidentiality and integrity and limited impact on availability.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation could allow an attacker to read files outside the intended directory during iOS backup processing, potentially exposing sensitive data. The impact is rated medium with limited confidentiality and integrity impact and no privilege or availability impact. No known exploits have been reported in the wild.
Mitigation Recommendations
Upgrade to mvt version 2026.5.12 or later, where this path traversal vulnerability has been patched. No other mitigation is required as the fix is available and official.
CVE-2026-46486: CWE-22: Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') in mvt-project mvt
Description
MVT (Mobile Verification Toolkit) helps with conducting forensics of mobile devices in order to find signs of a potential compromise. Prior to version 2026.5.12, there is a path traversal vulnerability via unsanitized File identifiers in iOS Backup processing. This issue has been patched in version 2026.5.12.
CVSS v4.0
Score 5.3medium
Weaknesses
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
CVE-2026-46486 is a path traversal vulnerability in the mvt-project's Mobile Verification Toolkit (mvt) affecting versions before 2026.5.12. The vulnerability arises from improper sanitization of file identifiers when processing iOS backups, which could allow an attacker to access files outside the intended directory scope. This issue has been addressed and fixed in version 2026.5.12. The CVSS 4.0 vector indicates the vulnerability is remotely exploitable without privileges or user interaction, with low impact on confidentiality and integrity and limited impact on availability.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation could allow an attacker to read files outside the intended directory during iOS backup processing, potentially exposing sensitive data. The impact is rated medium with limited confidentiality and integrity impact and no privilege or availability impact. No known exploits have been reported in the wild.
Mitigation Recommendations
Upgrade to mvt version 2026.5.12 or later, where this path traversal vulnerability has been patched. No other mitigation is required as the fix is available and official.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- GitHub_M
- Date Reserved
- 2026-05-14T18:06:06.811Z
- Cvss Version
- 4.0
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Remediation Level
- null
Threat ID: 6a27120ce29bf47b5072ecd7
Added to database: 6/8/2026, 7:03:40 PM
Last enriched: 6/8/2026, 7:18:48 PM
Last updated: 6/8/2026, 8:09:15 PM
Views: 5
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