CVE-2024-39118Public exploit

Arbitrary file write via backup path traversal

Published Jul 9, 2024 · Updated Aug 27, 2025

Path traversal in Mommy Heather Advanced Backups 3.5.3 and earlier allows local users to write arbitrary files via a crafted backup. The command-line restore code resolves each ZIP entry name beneath the restore directory without rejecting parent-directory segments that escape it. Exploitation requires a local user to supply and restore the malicious archive, allowing its contents to overwrite any file writable by the process.

CVSS severity5.5
Medium
EPSS probability0.31%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Based on sourced intelligence
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Summary

What happened

Path traversal in Mommy Heather Advanced Backups 3.5.3 and earlier allows local users to write arbitrary files via a crafted backup. The command-line restore code resolves each ZIP entry name beneath the restore directory without rejecting parent-directory segments that escape it. Exploitation requires a local user to supply and restore the malicious archive, allowing its contents to overwrite any file writable by the process.

The record

CVE
CVE-2024-39118
Published
Jul 9, 2024
Updated
Aug 27, 2025
Vendor
Unknown vendor
Product
Unknown product
Classifications
CWE-787
Attack vector
local
Privileges
unauthenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Jul 9, 2024CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Aug 27, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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Is a vulnerable build present?

Affected buildAffected product and version details are unavailable.

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectorlocal
Required privilegesunauthenticated

What is affected?

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Published CVSS scores

6.7apple502jCVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/AU:N/V:D
5.5MITRECVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

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Attacks

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectorlocal
Privilegesunauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitPublished

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-787Out-of-bounds Write

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