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CVE-2026-7179

A public proof of concept exists; no exploitation attested.

  • Published2026-04-27
  • WeaknessCWE-22

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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.

Timeline

dates in UTC
  1. 2026-04-2723:16CVE publishedNVD

Observed activity

isMalicious corpus · updated 2026-11-03 21:37 UTC
Indicators tagged with this CVE, per day0 indicators over 7 days
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Versions per branch

Products declared by the CNA1 product

As VulDB, the CNA that assigned this CVE, declared them in the CVE record; versions as written.

  • OSPG binwalk
    Affected
    • = 2.4.0no fix stated
    • = 2.4.1no fix stated
    • = 2.4.2no fix stated
    • = 2.4.3no fix stated

Source: the CNA record (CVE Program), © The MITRE Corporation,CVE Terms of UseCVE recordupdated 2026-04-27

Distribution builds and vendor advisories

Packages from OSV.dev and products from the vendors' CSAF advisories.

version not verifiedVersions not verified: read as OSV.dev and the vendors publish them, not checked against each vendor's release list.

Packages

  • binwalkUbuntu:26.10all versions · no fixed version listed
  • binwalkUbuntu:26.04:LTSall versions · no fixed version listed
  • binwalkUbuntu:25.10all versions · no fixed version listed
  • binwalkUbuntu:24.04:LTSall versions · no fixed version listed
  • binwalkUbuntu:22.04:LTSall versions · no fixed version listed
  • binwalkUbuntu:20.04:LTSall versions · no fixed version listed
  • binwalkUbuntu:18.04:LTSall versions · no fixed version listed
  • binwalkUbuntu:16.04:LTSall versions · no fixed version listed

3 more package ranges on OSV.dev

Full record on NVD

Fix

No fix published by the sources we read yet. NVD record

Detection

Nuclei template
none so far
ProjectDiscovery
Exploit-DB
no entry
Exploit-DB
Proof-of-concept repositories
none listed
PoC-in-GitHub
Metasploit modules
none listed
Metasploit Framework

Sources

  • NVDCVE recordread 2026-10-23
  • CISA-ADPSSVC decisionpoc2026-04-29
  • OpenCVESSVC decisionpoc—
  • CNACVSS 4.01.9known since 2026-10-23
  • CNACVSS 3.15.3known since 2026-10-23
  • CNACVSS 2.04.3known since 2026-10-23
  • CNAweakness (CWE)CWE-22known since 2026-10-23
  • FIRST EPSSEPSS score0.2 %2026-11-03
  • OSVaffected packages—
  • GitHub Advisoriesadvisory—

Identifiers

Technical details

CVSS v3 Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
CVSS 4.0 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/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
Published
2026-04-27
Last Modified
2026-07-24
NVD status
Deferred
GitHub Advisory
GHSA-4q2j-jrvf-pc8h

Frequently asked questions

What is 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.

Is CVE-2026-7179 actively exploited?

A proof-of-concept exploit exists for CVE-2026-7179, but active exploitation has not been confirmed at this time.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2026-7179?

CVE-2026-7179 has a CVSS v3 base score of 5.3 (MEDIUM severity), with vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L.

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