Path traversal in Mintty - CVE-2024-45301
Published: January 13, 2025 / Updated: November 28, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU102540
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 5.9 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2024-45301
CWE-ID: CWE-22
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform directory traversal attacks.
The vulnerability exists due to input validation error when processing directory traversal sequences within the handling of printed characters. A remote attacker can trick a victim to open a specially crafted file and read arbitrary files on the system.
Affected software
Mintty
How to mitigate CVE-2024-45301
Install update from vendor's website.
Mintty - update to 3.7.5