CVE-2026-7179

LOW EPSS 7.0%
Published Apr 27, 20262mo ago · Modified Jun 17, 20261w ago
1.9 CVSS 4.0
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Published Apr 27, 2026 2mo ago
Last Modified Jun 17, 2026 1w ago

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.

CVSS Details

Base Score
1.9
Exploitability
—
Impact
—
Vector string
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
Attack Vector Local
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required Low
User Interaction None
Scope X

Threat Intelligence

EPSS Exploit Probability
7.0% percentile
Exploit & Patch Status
No Known Exploit
No Patch Available

Weaknesses 1

CWE-22 Path Traversal Resource Mgmt

References 4

  • github.com https://github.com/dhabaleshwar/Open-Source-Vulnerabilities/blob/main/binwalk_path_traversal.md
  • vuldb.com https://vuldb.com/submit/802228
  • vuldb.com https://vuldb.com/vuln/359781
  • vuldb.com https://vuldb.com/vuln/359781/cti

Remediation

No remediation data recorded yet

Check vendor advisories and the NVD entry for patch availability.