CVE-2026-42866
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Description
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.
Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS score
6.7
(v4.0)
Vulnerability status
Deferred
Source identifier
Published
2026-05-11 19:16:24.617000
Last modified
2026-10-26 18:10:00.173000
View original CVE JSON
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"sourceIdentifier": "[email protected]",
"published": "2026-05-11T19:16:24.617",
"lastModified": "2026-10-26T18:10:00.173",
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"value": "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."
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"affected": [
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"source": "[email protected]",
"affectedData": [
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"vendor": "Alfredredbird",
"product": "tookie-osint",
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"Safety": "NOT_DEFINED",
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"Recovery": "NOT_DEFINED",
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