CVE-2024-40445: Ctan Mimetex

High severity, CVSS 7.3. EPSS: 0.6% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

A directory traversal vulnerability in forkosh Mime TeX before version 1.77 allows attackers on Windows systems to read or append arbitrary files by manipulating crafted input paths.

Affected products

• Ctan Mimetex: before 1.77 (fixed in 1.77)

Published 2025-04-22. Last modified 2026-06-17.