CVE-2026-7179 PUBLISHED

OSPG binwalk WinCE Extraction Plugin winceextract.py read_null_terminated_string path traversal

Assigner: VulDB
Reserved: 27.04.2026 Published: 27.04.2026 Updated: 27.04.2026

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.

Metrics

CVSS 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
CVSS Score: 4.8

Product Status

Vendor OSPG
Product binwalk
Versions
  • Version 2.4.0 is affected
  • Version 2.4.1 is affected
  • Version 2.4.2 is affected
  • Version 2.4.3 is affected

Credits

  • dhabaleshwar (VulDB User) reporter
  • VulDB CNA Team coordinator

References

Problem Types

  • Path Traversal CWE