DEBIAN-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.
DEBIAN-CVE-2026-7179
Primary source · Revision 1
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Security context
Source reference: osv:DEBIAN-CVE-2026-7179
binwalk
Source reference: /affected/0/package/name
- Affected versions
- 2.3.4+dfsg1-1
Source reference:
/affected/0/versions2.3.4+dfsg1-2Source reference:
/affected/0/versions2.3.4+dfsg1-3Source reference:
/affected/0/versions2.3.4+dfsg1-4Source reference:
/affected/0/versions2.3.4+dfsg1-5Source reference:
/affected/0/versions2.4.2+dfsg1-1Source reference:
/affected/0/versions2.4.3+dfsg1-1Source reference:
/affected/0/versions2.4.3+dfsg1-2Source reference:
/affected/0/versions2.4.3+dfsg1-3Source reference:
/affected/0/versions - Fixed versions
- Not stated in this record
- Prerequisites
- Not stated in this record
binwalk
Source reference: /affected/1/package/name
- Affected versions
- 2.4.3+dfsg1-2
Source reference:
/affected/1/versions - Fixed versions
- 2.4.3+dfsg1-2+deb13u1
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/affected/1/ranges - Prerequisites
- Not stated in this record
binwalk
Source reference: /affected/2/package/name
- Affected versions
- 2.4.3+dfsg1-2
Source reference:
/affected/2/versions - Fixed versions
- 2.4.3+dfsg1-3
Source reference:
/affected/2/ranges - Prerequisites
- Not stated in this record
Structured affected-version data
Original package identities and version rules from this source.
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"introduced": "0"
}
]
}
],
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"name": "binwalk",
"purl": "pkg:deb/debian/binwalk?arch=source&distro=bookworm",
"ecosystem": "Debian:12"
},
"versions": [
"2.3.4+dfsg1-1",
"2.3.4+dfsg1-2",
"2.3.4+dfsg1-3",
"2.3.4+dfsg1-4",
"2.3.4+dfsg1-5",
"2.4.2+dfsg1-1",
"2.4.3+dfsg1-1",
"2.4.3+dfsg1-2",
"2.4.3+dfsg1-3"
],
"database_specific": {
"source": "https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2026-7179.json"
},
"ecosystem_specific": {
"urgency": "not yet assigned"
}
},
{
"ranges": [
{
"type": "ECOSYSTEM",
"events": [
{
"introduced": "0"
},
{
"fixed": "2.4.3+dfsg1-2+deb13u1"
}
]
}
],
"package": {
"name": "binwalk",
"purl": "pkg:deb/debian/binwalk?arch=source&distro=trixie",
"ecosystem": "Debian:13"
},
"versions": [
"2.4.3+dfsg1-2"
],
"database_specific": {
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},
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"urgency": "not yet assigned"
}
},
{
"ranges": [
{
"type": "ECOSYSTEM",
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{
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},
{
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}
]
}
],
"package": {
"name": "binwalk",
"purl": "pkg:deb/debian/binwalk?arch=source&distro=forky",
"ecosystem": "Debian:14"
},
"versions": [
"2.4.3+dfsg1-2"
],
"database_specific": {
"source": "https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2026-7179.json"
},
"ecosystem_specific": {
"urgency": "not yet assigned"
}
}
]Publisher severity
No explicit severity was provided.
- Event
- #56186 · Revision 1
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- Publisher date