{"id":"CVE-2026-7179","aliases":["DEBIAN-CVE-2026-7179","EUVD-2026-25932","GHSA-4q2j-jrvf-pc8h","UBUNTU-CVE-2026-7179"],"status":"published","title":"OSPG binwalk WinCE Extraction Plugin winceextract.py read_null_terminated_string path traversal","description":"A security vulnerability has been detected in OSPG binwalk up to 2.4.3. This vulnerability affects the function read_null_terminated_string of the file src/binwalk/plugins/winceextract.py of the component WinCE Extraction Plugin. Such manipulation of the argument self.file_name leads to path traversal. The attack can only be performed from a local environment. The exploit has been disclosed publicly and may be used. The project maintainer confirms this issue: \"I accept the existence of the Path Traversal vulnerability. However, as stated in the Github link, it reached EOL and as a result no actions should be expected.\" The GitHub repository mentions, that \"[u]sers and contributors should migrate to binwalk v3.\" This vulnerability only affects products that are no longer supported by the maintainer.","severity":{"version":"4.0","score":4.8,"vector":"CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P","level":"medium","assessor":"cna","from":"cve"},"epss":{"day":"2026-11-10","score":0.00173,"percentile":0.06772,"model":"v2026.06.15"},"facts":{"in_kev":false,"known_exploited":false,"public_exploit":false,"fix_available":true},"cwes":["CWE-22"],"published":"2026-04-27T22:15:15Z","modified":"2026-10-17T13:00:47Z","fixes":[{"ecosystem":"Debian:13","package":"binwalk","fixed_in":["2.4.3+dfsg1-2+deb13u1"],"sources":["osv"]},{"ecosystem":"Debian:14","package":"binwalk","fixed_in":["2.4.3+dfsg1-3"],"sources":["osv"]}],"affected":[{"source":"osv","ecosystem":"Debian:12","package":"binwalk","ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"}]}],"versions":["2.3.4+dfsg1-1","2.3.4+dfsg1-2","2.3.4+dfsg1-3","2.3.4+dfsg1-4","2.3.4+dfsg1-5","2.4.2+dfsg1-1","2.4.3+dfsg1-1","2.4.3+dfsg1-2","2.4.3+dfsg1-3"]},{"source":"osv","ecosystem":"Debian:13","package":"binwalk","ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"2.4.3+dfsg1-2+deb13u1"}]}],"versions":["2.4.3+dfsg1-2"]},{"source":"osv","ecosystem":"Debian:14","package":"binwalk","ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"2.4.3+dfsg1-3"}]}],"versions":["2.4.3+dfsg1-2"]},{"source":"osv","ecosystem":"Ubuntu:16.04:LTS","package":"binwalk","ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"}]}],"versions":["2.0.1+dfsg-1","2.0.1+dfsg-2","2.0.1+dfsg-3","2.1.1-1","2.1.1-2","2.1.1-3","2.1.1-4"]},{"source":"osv","ecosystem":"Ubuntu:18.04:LTS","package":"binwalk","ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"}]}],"versions":["2.1.1-16"]},{"source":"osv","ecosystem":"Ubuntu:20.04:LTS","package":"binwalk","ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"}]}],"versions":["2.1.2~git20180830+dfsg1-1","2.2.0+dfsg1-1"]},{"source":"osv","ecosystem":"Ubuntu:22.04:LTS","package":"binwalk","ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"}]}],"versions":["2.3.2+dfsg1-1","2.3.3+dfsg1-2"]},{"source":"osv","ecosystem":"Ubuntu:24.04:LTS","package":"binwalk","ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"}]}],"versions":["2.3.4+dfsg1-1","2.3.4+dfsg1-2~build1","2.3.4+dfsg1-2","2.3.4+dfsg1-3~build1","2.3.4+dfsg1-3","2.3.4+dfsg1-4","2.3.4+dfsg1-4ubuntu1","2.3.4+dfsg1-5"]},{"source":"osv","ecosystem":"Ubuntu:25.10","package":"binwalk","ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"}]}],"versions":["2.4.3+dfsg1-2"]},{"source":"osv","ecosystem":"Ubuntu:26.10","package":"binwalk","ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"}]}],"versions":["2.4.3+dfsg1-2build1","2.4.3+dfsg1-3"]},{"source":"osv","ecosystem":"Ubuntu:26.04:LTS","package":"binwalk","ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"}]}],"versions":["2.4.3+dfsg1-2","2.4.3+dfsg1-2build1"]}],"products":[{"vendor":"ospg","product":"binwalk"}],"references":[{"url":"https://vuldb.com/vuln/359781","tags":["vdb-entry","technical-description"]},{"url":"https://vuldb.com/vuln/359781/cti","tags":["signature","permissions-required"]},{"url":"https://vuldb.com/submit/802228","tags":["third-party-advisory"]},{"url":"https://github.com/dhabaleshwar/Open-Source-Vulnerabilities/blob/main/binwalk_path_traversal.md","tags":["exploit"]},{"url":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-7179"},{"url":"https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-4q2j-jrvf-pc8h"},{"url":"https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2026-7179","tags":["advisory"]},{"url":"https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2026-7179","tags":["report"]},{"url":"https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-7179","tags":["report"]}],"sources":{"cve":[{"id":"CVE-2026-7179","title":"OSPG binwalk WinCE Extraction Plugin winceextract.py read_null_terminated_string path traversal","description":"A security vulnerability has been detected in OSPG binwalk up to 2.4.3. This vulnerability affects the function read_null_terminated_string of the file src/binwalk/plugins/winceextract.py of the component WinCE Extraction Plugin. Such manipulation of the argument self.file_name leads to path traversal. The attack can only be performed from a local environment. The exploit has been disclosed publicly and may be used. The project maintainer confirms this issue: \"I accept the existence of the Path Traversal vulnerability. However, as stated in the Github link, it reached EOL and as a result no actions should be expected.\" The GitHub repository mentions, that \"[u]sers and contributors should migrate to binwalk v3.\" This vulnerability only affects products that are no longer supported by the maintainer.","status":"published","published":"2026-04-27T22:15:15.535Z","modified":"2026-04-29T14:04:08.019Z","cvss":[{"version":"4.0","score":4.8,"vector":"CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P","level":"medium","assessor":"cna"},{"version":"3.1","score":5.3,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L/E:P/RL:X/RC:C","level":"medium","assessor":"cna"},{"version":"3.0","score":5.3,"vector":"CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L/E:P/RL:X/RC:C","level":"medium","assessor":"cna"},{"version":"2.0","score":4.3,"vector":"AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P/E:POC/RL:ND/RC:C","assessor":"cna"}],"cwes":["CWE-22"],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T14:20:06.216584Z"}],"euvd":[{"id":"EUVD-2026-25932","description":"A security vulnerability has been detected in OSPG binwalk up to 2.4.3. This vulnerability affects the function read_null_terminated_string of the file src/binwalk/plugins/winceextract.py of the component WinCE Extraction Plugin. Such manipulation of the argument self.file_name leads to path traversal. The attack can only be performed from a local environment. The exploit has been disclosed publicly and may be used. The project maintainer confirms this issue: \"I accept the existence of the Path Traversal vulnerability. However, as stated in the Github link, it reached EOL and as a result no actions should be expected.\" The GitHub repository mentions, that \"[u]sers and contributors should migrate to binwalk v3.\" This vulnerability only affects products that are no longer supported by the maintainer.","status":"published","published":"2026-04-27T22:15:15Z","modified":"2026-04-29T14:04:08Z","cvss":[{"version":"4.0","score":4.8,"vector":"CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P","level":"medium"}],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T19:05:19.922616Z"}],"ghsa":[{"id":"GHSA-4q2j-jrvf-pc8h","title":"A security vulnerability has been detected in OSPG binwalk up to 2.4.3. This vulnerability...","description":"A security vulnerability has been detected in OSPG binwalk up to 2.4.3. This vulnerability affects the function read_null_terminated_string of the file src/binwalk/plugins/winceextract.py of the component WinCE Extraction Plugin. Such manipulation of the argument self.file_name leads to path traversal. The attack can only be performed from a local environment. The exploit has been disclosed publicly and may be used. The project maintainer confirms this issue: \"I accept the existence of the Path Traversal vulnerability. However, as stated in the Github link, it reached EOL and as a result no actions should be expected.\" The GitHub repository mentions, that \"[u]sers and contributors should migrate to binwalk v3.\" This vulnerability only affects products that are no longer supported by the maintainer.","status":"published","published":"2026-04-28T00:31:40Z","modified":"2026-04-28T00:31:47Z","cvss":[{"version":"4.0","score":1.9,"vector":"CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X","level":"low"},{"version":"3.1","score":5.3,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L","level":"medium"}],"cwes":["CWE-22"],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T15:07:39.979534Z"}],"nvd":[{"id":"CVE-2026-7179","description":"A security vulnerability has been detected in OSPG binwalk up to 2.4.3. This vulnerability affects the function read_null_terminated_string of the file src/binwalk/plugins/winceextract.py of the component WinCE Extraction Plugin. Such manipulation of the argument self.file_name leads to path traversal. The attack can only be performed from a local environment. The exploit has been disclosed publicly and may be used. The project maintainer confirms this issue: \"I accept the existence of the Path Traversal vulnerability. However, as stated in the Github link, it reached EOL and as a result no actions should be expected.\" The GitHub repository mentions, that \"[u]sers and contributors should migrate to binwalk v3.\" This vulnerability only affects products that are no longer supported by the maintainer.","status":"published","published":"2026-04-27T23:16:03.66Z","modified":"2026-07-24T08:10:00.15Z","cvss":[{"version":"4.0","score":1.9,"vector":"CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X","level":"low","assessor":"secondary"},{"version":"3.1","score":5.3,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L","level":"medium","assessor":"secondary"},{"version":"2.0","score":4.3,"vector":"AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P","level":"medium","assessor":"secondary"}],"cwes":["CWE-22"],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T14:12:16.252509Z"}],"osv":[{"id":"DEBIAN-CVE-2026-7179","description":"A security vulnerability has been detected in OSPG binwalk up to 2.4.3. This vulnerability affects the function read_null_terminated_string of the file src/binwalk/plugins/winceextract.py of the component WinCE Extraction Plugin. Such manipulation of the argument self.file_name leads to path traversal. The attack can only be performed from a local environment. The exploit has been disclosed publicly and may be used. The project maintainer confirms this issue: \"I accept the existence of the Path Traversal vulnerability. However, as stated in the Github link, it reached EOL and as a result no actions should be expected.\" The GitHub repository mentions, that \"[u]sers and contributors should migrate to binwalk v3.\" This vulnerability only affects products that are no longer supported by the maintainer.","status":"published","published":"2026-04-27T23:16:03.66Z","modified":"2026-10-01T03:02:57.101992235Z","cvss":[{"version":"4.0","score":1.9,"vector":"CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X","level":"low"}],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T15:46:02.094661Z"},{"id":"UBUNTU-CVE-2026-7179","description":"A security vulnerability has been detected in OSPG binwalk up to 2.4.3. This vulnerability affects the function read_null_terminated_string of the file src/binwalk/plugins/winceextract.py of the component WinCE Extraction Plugin. Such manipulation of the argument self.file_name leads to path traversal. The attack can only be performed from a local environment. The exploit has been disclosed publicly and may be used. The project maintainer confirms this issue: \"I accept the existence of the Path Traversal vulnerability. However, as stated in the Github link, it reached EOL and as a result no actions should be expected.\" The GitHub repository mentions, that \"[u]sers and contributors should migrate to binwalk v3.\" This vulnerability only affects products that are no longer supported by the maintainer.","status":"published","published":"2026-04-27T23:16:00Z","modified":"2026-10-17T13:00:47.145835601Z","cvss":[{"version":"3.1","score":5.3,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L","level":"medium"},{"version":"4.0","score":1.9,"vector":"CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P","level":"low"}],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T16:57:03.035847Z"}]}}