CVE-2026-42866

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.

CVSS

No CVSS.

References

Link	Resource
https://github.com/Alfredredbird/tookie-osint/security/advisories/GHSA-rp68-wfv6-3cq3
https://github.com/Alfredredbird/tookie-osint/security/advisories/GHSA-rp68-wfv6-3cq3

Configurations

No configuration.

History

11 May 2026, 20:25

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References	~~() https://github.com/Alfredredbird/tookie-osint/security/advisories/GHSA-rp68-wfv6-3cq3 -~~	() https://github.com/Alfredredbird/tookie-osint/security/advisories/GHSA-rp68-wfv6-3cq3 -

11 May 2026, 19:16

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
New CVE

Information

Published : 2026-05-11 19:16

Updated : 2026-05-13 18:31

NVD link : CVE-2026-42866

Mitre link : CVE-2026-42866

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-42866

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Products Affected

No product.

CWE

CWE-22

Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')

CWE-73

External Control of File Name or Path

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