What is CVE-2026-42532?

CVE-2026-42532 is a medium-severity vulnerability, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2026-10-07.

How severe is CVE-2026-42532?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.

CVE-2026-42532

CVE-2026-42532

A path traversal vulnerability exists in the EmailSheet extract_parts functionality of VisiData (version(s): dev (commit 38b21f78)). A specially crafted .eml file can lead to arbitrary file write. An attacker can provide a malicious file to trigger this vulnerability.

Vulnerability class: Path Traversal (Directory Traversal)

Published 2026-10-07 · last modified 2026-10-07.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

No EPSS score from FIRST.org yet. New CVEs usually get one within a few days; no score means no signal yet, not low risk. How EPSS works.

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-22 — Path Traversal

References

talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2026-2415

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-42532?: CVE-2026-42532 is a medium-severity vulnerability, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2026-10-07.
How severe is CVE-2026-42532?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.