Path Traversal in Ospg Binwalk
CVE-2026-7179
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.
Vulnerability class: Path Traversal (Directory Traversal)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 5.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.002 (5.9th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 6th percentile — 5.9% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.002 · newest: 0.002 · change: -0.000
Affected products
- Ospg Binwalk — versions 2.4.0, 2.4.1, 2.4.2
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- vuldb.com/vuln/359781 (technical-description, vdb-entry)
- vuldb.com/vuln/359781/cti (signature, permissions-required)
- vuldb.com/submit/802228 (third-party-advisory)
- github.com/dhabaleshwar/Open-Source-Vulnerabilities/blob/main/binwalk_path_trav… (exploit)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2026-7179?
- CVE-2026-7179 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Ospg Binwalk, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 5.3/10. Published 2026-04-27.
- How severe is CVE-2026-7179?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.3 out of 10.