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, allow…

Code

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• Repository · github.com

Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

1. Apr 8, 2026 · NIST NVD

   Detected

   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 d

2. Jul 24, 2026 · NIST NVD

   Updated

   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 d

Affected

• cpe khyrenz/parseusbsversion unspecified

Sources

• CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2026-40029

  Official CVE identifier

  cve.org
• NIST NVDVulnerability recordCVE-2026-40029

  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

  nvd.nist.gov

References

• Patch · github.com
• Issue Tracking · github.com
• Third Party Advisory · mobasi.ai
• Third Party Advisory · vulncheck.com