High severity7.8NVD Advisory· Published Apr 8, 2026· Updated Apr 13, 2026
CVE-2026-40029
CVE-2026-40029
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.
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References
4- github.com/khyrenz/parseusbs/commit/99f05996494e7e41ea0c7e13145ba20eb793e46bnvdPatch
- mobasi.ai/sentinelnvdThird Party Advisory
- www.vulncheck.com/advisories/parseusbs-command-injection-via-crafted-lnk-filenamenvdThird Party Advisory
- github.com/khyrenz/parseusbs/pull/10nvdIssue Tracking
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