📄 Description (English)
Detect-It-Easy prior to 3.21 contains a path traversal vulnerability that allows attackers to write arbitrary files to the filesystem by crafting malicious archive entries with relative traversal sequences or absolute paths. Attackers can exploit insufficient path normalization during archive extraction to write files outside the intended extraction directory and achieve persistent code execution by overwriting user startup scripts.
🤖 AI Executive Summary
CVE-2026-43616 is a path traversal vulnerability in Detect-It-Easy prior to version 3.21 that allows attackers to write arbitrary files to the filesystem through malicious archive entries. By exploiting insufficient path normalization during extraction, attackers can overwrite critical files including startup scripts to achieve persistent code execution. With a CVSS score of 7.1 and no available patch, this poses an immediate risk to organizations using vulnerable versions for file analysis and malware detection.
📄 Description (Arabic)
🤖 AI Intelligence Analysis Analyzed: May 9, 2026 10:48
🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia Impact Assessment
This vulnerability primarily impacts Saudi government cybersecurity operations (NCA, NCSC), banking sector security teams (SAMA-regulated institutions), and critical infrastructure operators (energy, telecom) who rely on Detect-It-Easy for malware analysis and file inspection. Security operations centers (SOCs) across Saudi Arabia using this tool for threat detection and incident response are at direct risk. The ability to achieve persistent code execution through startup script manipulation poses severe risks to endpoint security posture and could enable lateral movement within critical infrastructure networks.
🏢 Affected Saudi Sectors
Government (NCA, NCSC)
Banking and Financial Services (SAMA-regulated)
Cybersecurity Operations Centers (SOCs)
Critical Infrastructure (Energy, Telecom)
Healthcare
Defense and Military
🎯 MITRE ATT&CK Techniques
⚖️ Saudi Risk Score (AI)
7.8
/ 10.0
🔧 Remediation Steps (English)
Immediate Actions:
1. Identify all systems running Detect-It-Easy versions prior to 3.21 across your organization
2. Restrict execution of Detect-It-Easy to isolated, air-gapped analysis environments only
3. Disable automatic archive extraction features and require manual review before processing untrusted archives
4. Implement file integrity monitoring (FIM) on startup script directories (/etc/init.d, /etc/systemd, Windows startup folders)
Compensating Controls:
1. Deploy application whitelisting to prevent unauthorized modifications to startup scripts
2. Implement strict file permission controls (read-only for startup directories where possible)
3. Enable audit logging for all file write operations in sensitive directories
4. Use containerized or virtualized analysis environments for archive processing
5. Implement network segmentation to isolate analysis systems from production networks
Detection Rules:
1. Monitor for unexpected file modifications in startup script locations
2. Alert on Detect-It-Easy processes attempting to write outside designated extraction directories
3. Track process execution from modified startup scripts
4. Monitor for path traversal patterns in archive processing logs (../, absolute paths in archives)
Patching:
1. Upgrade to Detect-It-Easy 3.21 or later when available
2. Subscribe to vendor security advisories for patch availability
3. Establish a testing environment to validate patches before production deployment
🔧 خطوات المعالجة (العربية)
الإجراءات الفورية:
1. تحديد جميع الأنظمة التي تقوم بتشغيل إصدارات Detect-It-Easy السابقة للإصدار 3.21 عبر مؤسستك
2. تقييد تنفيذ Detect-It-Easy إلى بيئات تحليل معزولة وغير متصلة فقط
3. تعطيل ميزات استخراج الأرشيف التلقائي وطلب المراجعة اليدوية قبل معالجة الأرشيفات غير الموثوقة
4. تنفيذ مراقبة سلامة الملفات (FIM) على دلائل نصوص بدء التشغيل
الضوابط التعويضية:
1. نشر قائمة بيضاء للتطبيقات لمنع التعديلات غير المصرح بها على نصوص بدء التشغيل
2. تنفيذ ضوابط أذونات الملفات الصارمة (قراءة فقط للدلائل الحساسة حيث أمكن)
3. تفعيل تسجيل التدقيق لجميع عمليات كتابة الملفات في الدلائل الحساسة
4. استخدام بيئات تحليل معزولة أو افتراضية لمعالجة الأرشيف
5. تنفيذ تقسيم الشبكة لعزل أنظمة التحليل عن شبكات الإنتاج
قواعد الكشف:
1. مراقبة التعديلات غير المتوقعة على الملفات في مواقع نصوص بدء التشغيل
2. تنبيهات على عمليات Detect-It-Easy التي تحاول الكتابة خارج دلائل الاستخراج المخصصة
3. تتبع تنفيذ العملية من نصوص بدء التشغيل المعدلة
4. مراقبة أنماط اجتياز المسار في سجلات معالجة الأرشيف
التصحيح:
1. الترقية إلى Detect-It-Easy 3.21 أو إصدار أحدث عند توفره
2. الاشتراك في تنبيهات أمان البائع لتوفر التصحيحات
3. إنشاء بيئة اختبار للتحقق من صحة التصحيحات قبل نشرها في الإنتاج
📋 Regulatory Compliance Mapping
🟢 NCA ECC 2024
ECC 2024 A.12.6.1 - Management of technical vulnerabilities
ECC 2024 A.14.2.1 - Secure development policy
ECC 2024 A.12.2.1 - Monitoring and logging of access and activities
🔵 SAMA CSF
SAMA CSF ID.BE-1 - Asset management and inventory
SAMA CSF PR.IP-12 - Software development and quality assurance
SAMA CSF DE.CM-1 - Detection and analysis of anomalies
🟡 ISO 27001:2022
ISO 27001:2022 A.12.2.1 - Information and other assets associated with information processing facilities
ISO 27001:2022 A.14.2.1 - Secure development policy and procedures
ISO 27001:2022 A.12.6.1 - Management of technical vulnerabilities
🔗 References & Sources 7
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https://github.com/horsicq/DIE-engine/commit/7fd300b926daf19707b2a36f0abe8b60a51308ee
disclosure@vulncheck.com
https://github.com/horsicq/DIE-engine/commit/cbbe1688e58ffd430d284bf65f336973f083db69
disclosure@vulncheck.com
https://github.com/horsicq/DIE-engine/releases/tag/3.21
disclosure@vulncheck.com
https://github.com/horsicq/Detect-It-Easy
disclosure@vulncheck.com
https://github.com/horsicq/Formats/commit/56cdf50ee3c72c56284e2819b23e98332842d259
disclosure@vulncheck.com
https://github.com/horsicq/XArchive/commit/6a2aa84c2fd120b704f76bb5c5ee3e9b5a7a0fcc
disclosure@vulncheck.com
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/detect-it-easy-path-traversal-arbitrary-file-write
disclosure@vulncheck.com