Path Traversal in binwalk

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  "url": "https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-4510",
  "method": "structured",
  "payload": {
    "kind": "advisory",
    "title": "Path Traversal in binwalk",
    "summary": "A path traversal vulnerability was identified in ReFirm Labs binwalk from version 2.1.2b through 2.3.3 included. By crafting a malicious PFS filesystem file, an attacker can get binwalk's PFS extractor to extract files at arbitrary locations when binwalk is run in extraction mode (-e option). Remote code execution can be achieved by building a PFS filesystem that, upon extraction, would extract a malicious binwalk module into the folder .config/binwalk/plugins. This vulnerability is associated with program files src/binwalk/plugins/unpfs.py. This issue affects binwalk from 2.1.2b through 2.3.3 included.",
    "evidence": "osv:CVE-2022-4510",
    "products": [],
    "severity": "high",
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      "aliases": [
        "CVE-2022-4510",
        "GHSA-3cm8-v4mc-gppg",
        "PYSEC-2026-787"
      ],
      "metrics": [
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          "type": "CVSS_V3",
          "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"
        }
      ],
      "affected": [
        {
          "ranges": [
            {
              "repo": "https://github.com/refirmlabs/binwalk",
              "type": "GIT",
              "events": [
                {
                  "introduced": "be738a52e09b0da2a6e21470e0dbcd5beb42ed1b"
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                  "fixed": "fa0c0bd59b8588814756942fe4cb5452e76c1dcd"
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                        "introduced": "2.1.2b"
                      },
                      {
                        "last_affected": "2.3.3"
                      }
                    ],
                    "source": "AFFECTED_FIELD",
                    "strategy": "StandardRange"
                  },
                  {
                    "cpe": "cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:binwalk:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
                    "range": [
                      {
                        "introduced": "2.2.0"
                      },
                      {
                        "fixed": "2.3.3"
                      }
                    ],
                    "source": "CPE_RANGE"
                  }
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              }
            }
          ],
          "versions": [
            "v2.3.2",
            "v2.3.1",
            "v2.3.0",
            "python27",
            "v2.2.0"
          ],
          "database_specific": {
            "source": "https://storage.googleapis.com/cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2022-4510.json"
          }
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      ],
      "modified": "2026-10-28T02:30:30.587866687Z",
      "provider": "osv",
      "references": [
        "https://github.com/ReFirmLabs/binwalk/",
        "https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/12/msg00022.html",
        "https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2022/4xxx/CVE-2022-4510.json",
        "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-4510",
        "https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202309-07",
        "https://github.com/ReFirmLabs/binwalk/pull/617"
      ],
      "provider_metadata": {
        "cwe_ids": [
          "CWE-22"
        ],
        "cna_assigner": "ONEKEY",
        "osv_generated_from": "https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2022/4xxx/CVE-2022-4510.json"
      }
    },
    "related_cves": [
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        "value": "CVE-2022-4510",
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    "security_relevant": true,
    "severity_evidence": "/severity/0/score"
  },
  "source_id": "core-osv",
  "document_id": 497562,
  "published_at": "2023-01-25T12:25:14.811+00:00"
}