Medium 5.3Published Jun 8, 2026

CVE-2026-46486Mobile Verification Toolkit (MVT): Path Traversal via unsanitized File identifiers in iOS Backup processing

Updated under an hour ago (Oct 26, 2026, 1:00 PM ET)

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MVT (Mobile Verification Toolkit) helps with conducting forensics of mobile devices in order to find signs of a potential compromise. Prior to version 2026.5.12, there is a path traversal vulnerability via unsanitized File identifiers in iOS Backup processing. This issue has been patched in version 2026.5.12.

CVSS: 5.3 MEDIUM (v4.0, CNA)CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
Weakness (CWE): CWE-22
Known exploited: Not in CISA's KEV catalog
EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days): Not loaded for this CVE
Assigned by: GitHub_M
NVD analysis: Deferred
Record last updated: Jun 8, 2026
First seen by InfoSec Signals: Oct 9, 2026

Affected products

Affected products

mvt-project mvt mvt_project:mvt (from the name)	before 2026.5.12	CNA record

References

References

https://github.com/mvt-project/mvt/security/advisories/GHSA-5h3g-px23-w6vw	x-refsource-confirm
https://github.com/mvt-project/mvt/releases/tag/v2026.5.12	x-refsource-misc

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