CVE-2024-40446
Published: 22 April 2025
Summary
CVE-2024-40446 is a critical-severity Code Injection (CWE-94) vulnerability in Ctan Mimetex. Its CVSS base score is 9.8 (Critical).
Operationally, exploitation aligns with the MITRE ATT&CK technique Exploit Public-Facing Application (T1190); ranked at the 17.4th percentile by exploit likelihood (below the median); it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2025-12216
Vulnerability details
An issue in forkosh Mime Tex before v.1.77 allows an attacker to execute arbitrary code via a crafted script
- CWE(s)
Related Threats
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise TechniquesAI
Why these techniques?
CVE-2024-40446 is a code injection vulnerability in MimeTeX allowing arbitrary code execution via crafted input, typically exploited in public-facing web applications or CGI mode.
Affected Assets
Mitigating Controls
Likely Mitigating Controls AI
Per-CVE control mapping for this CVE has not run yet; the list below is derived from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry.
Makes persistent code injection into loaded programs impossible when the executable image itself resides on hardware-protected read-only media.
Dynamically generated code can be produced and executed inside the isolated chamber, preventing host compromise from code-injection payloads.
Validates inputs used in dynamic code generation to block injected directives.
Directly prevents execution of attacker-supplied code written into data memory regions.