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.

INFO

Published Date :

2026-04-08T21:35:24.801Z

Last Modified :

2026-05-08T14:07:46.380Z

Source :

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AFFECTED PRODUCTS

The following products are affected by CVE-2026-40029 vulnerability.

Vendors Products
Khyrenz
  • Parseusbs
REFERENCES

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information to CVE-2026-40029.

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https://github.com/khyrenz/parseusbs/commit/99f05996494e7e41ea0c7e13145ba20eb793e46b cve-icon cve-icon
https://github.com/khyrenz/parseusbs/pull/10 cve-icon cve-icon
https://mobasi.ai/sentinel cve-icon cve-icon
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/parseusbs-command-injection-via-crafted-lnk-filename cve-icon cve-icon
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