OSPG binwalk WinCE Extraction Plugin winceextract.py read_null_terminated_string path traversal
Summary
| CVE | CVE-2026-7179 |
|---|---|
| State | PUBLISHED |
| Assigner | VulDB |
| Source Priority | CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback |
| Published | 2026-04-27 23:16:03 UTC |
| Updated | 2026-04-29 01:00:01 UTC |
| 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. |
Risk And Classification
Primary CVSS: v4.0 1.9 LOW from [email protected]
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
EPSS: 0.000130000 probability, percentile 0.020460000 (date 2026-04-28)
Problem Types: CWE-22 | CWE-22 Path Traversal
| Version | Source | Type | Score | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4.0 | [email protected] | Secondary | 1.9 | LOW | 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/C... |
| 4.0 | CNA | DECLARED | 4.8 | MEDIUM | 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 |
| 3.1 | [email protected] | Primary | 5.3 | MEDIUM | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L |
| 3.1 | CNA | DECLARED | 5.3 | MEDIUM | 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 |
| 3.0 | CNA | DECLARED | 5.3 | MEDIUM | 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 |
| 2.0 | [email protected] | Secondary | 4.3 | AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P | |
| 2.0 | CNA | DECLARED | 4.3 | AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P/E:POC/RL:ND/RC:C |
CVSS v4.0 Breakdown
Attack Vector
LocalAttack Complexity
LowAttack Requirements
NonePrivileges Required
LowUser Interaction
NoneConfidentiality
LowIntegrity
LowAvailability
LowSub Conf.
NoneSub Integrity
NoneSub Availability
NoneCVSS: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
CVSS v3.1 Breakdown
Attack Vector
LocalAttack Complexity
LowPrivileges Required
LowUser Interaction
NoneScope
UnchangedConfidentiality
LowIntegrity
LowAvailability
LowCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
CVSS v3.0 Breakdown
Attack Vector
LocalAttack Complexity
LowPrivileges Required
LowUser Interaction
NoneScope
UnchangedConfidentiality
LowIntegrity
LowAvailability
LowCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L/E:P/RL:X/RC:C
Vendor Declared Affected Products
References
| Reference | Source | Link | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| github.com/dhabaleshwar/Open-Source-Vulnerabilities/blob/main/binwalk_pa... | [email protected] | github.com | |
| vuldb.com/vuln/359781 | [email protected] | vuldb.com | |
| vuldb.com/submit/802228 | [email protected] | vuldb.com | |
| vuldb.com/vuln/359781/cti | [email protected] | vuldb.com | |
| CVE Program record | CVE.ORG | www.cve.org | canonical |
| NVD vulnerability detail | NVD | nvd.nist.gov | canonical, analysis |
Vendor Comments And Credit
Discovery Credit
CNA: dhabaleshwar (VulDB User) (en)
CNA: VulDB CNA Team (en)
Additional Advisory Data
| Source | Time | Event |
|---|---|---|
| CNA | 2026-04-27T00:00:00.000Z | Advisory disclosed |
| CNA | 2026-04-27T02:00:00.000Z | VulDB entry created |
| CNA | 2026-04-27T10:36:36.000Z | VulDB entry last update |
There are currently no legacy QID mappings associated with this CVE.