CVE-2024-43395Public exploit

Filesystem sandbox escape via late reserved-character filtering

Published Aug 16, 2024 · Updated Aug 19, 2024

Path traversal in CraftOS-PC 2 before 2.8.3 allows local users to read or write files outside the emulator sandbox on Windows. The fix shows that fixpath and fixpath_multiple filtered Windows-reserved characters only after checking path components, so inputs such as ..| evaded the parent-directory check before Windows discarded the suffix. Exploitation requires user interaction in a Windows session and exposes host files with the emulator process privileges.

CVSS severity8.2
High
EPSS probability0.38%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Path traversal in CraftOS-PC 2 before 2.8.3 allows local users to read or write files outside the emulator sandbox on Windows. The fix shows that fixpath and fixpath_multiple filtered Windows-reserved characters only after checking path components, so inputs such as ..| evaded the parent-directory check before Windows discarded the suffix. Exploitation requires user interaction in a Windows session and exposes host files with the emulator process privileges.

The record

CVE
CVE-2024-43395
Published
Aug 16, 2024
Updated
Aug 19, 2024
Vendor
MCJack123
Product
CraftOS-PC 2
Classifications
CWE-22, T1083, T1005
Attack vector
local
Privileges
unauthenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Aug 16, 2024CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Aug 19, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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Is a vulnerable build present?

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  1. Affected versionversion=< 2.8.3

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectorlocal
Required privilegesunauthenticated

What is affected?

MCJack123 · CraftOS-PC 2version=< 2.8.3
JackMacWindows · CraftOS-PC 2version=0 <2.8.3

Published CVSS scores

8.2GitHub, Inc.CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N

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Attacks

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Sep 9, 2026Sep 15, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 15, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectorlocal
Privilegesunauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitPublished

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-22Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
T1083File and Directory Discovery
T1005Data from Local System

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