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Vulnerability · CVE-2024-40446

An issue in forkosh Mime Tex before v.1.77 allows an attacker to execute arbitrary code via a crafted script

Published Apr 22, 2025 · catalog updated Apr 23, 2025 · An issue in forkosh

Check this week

CVE-2024-40446 is not in CISA KEV. FIRST estimates a 75.00% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days. Check whether you run An issue in forkosh.

Gaps on this record

  • The stored product name is a package slug. The name on this page is taken from the title (An issue in forkosh).
  • No version range is stored. A customer cannot check an installed version against this record.
  • No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.
Severity
Critical9.8
Known exploitation
Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
75.00%
Remediation
Vendor / distro source
Affected products
vendor n/a n/a n/a

An issue in forkosh Mime Tex before v.1.77 allows an attacker to execute arbitrary code via a crafted script

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How to fix CVE-2024-40446

What to do

Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.

Should you patch?

CVE-2024-40446 is not in CISA KEV. FIRST estimates a 75.00% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days. Check whether you run An issue in forkosh.

Which versions are affected?

Compare what you have installed with n/a n/a n/a n/a. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.

What should an analyst verify?

No weakness class is stored. EPSS 75.00%. There is no CISA KEV listing. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.

Code

The project this record applies to. Exploit listings stay in References.

Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. Apr 22, 2025 · EUVD

    Detected

    An issue in forkosh Mime Tex before v.1.77 allows an attacker to execute arbitrary code via a crafted script

  2. Apr 23, 2025 · EUVD

    Updated

    An issue in forkosh Mime Tex before v.1.77 allows an attacker to execute arbitrary code via a crafted script

Sources

  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2024-40446

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • EUVDVulnerability recordEUVD-2025-12216

    An issue in forkosh Mime Tex before v.1.77 allows an attacker to execute arbitrary code via a crafted script

    euvd.enisa.europa.eu

References

Freshness

Last verified in this catalog Oct 18, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.

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