CVE-2026-7179
OSPG binwalk WinCE Extraction Plugin winceextract.py read_null_terminated_string path traversal
Vexday Risk Score
33Attention
SSVC decision (CISA)
Attend
PoC available → attend closely
Exploit maturity
Proof of concept
Public proof of concept exists, but not yet automated.
CVSS 4.8EPSS 0.2%KEV nãoPoC públicaNuclei —Metasploit —Patch —
Lifecycle
27 Apr 2026Published on NVD
Recommendation: Plan a near-term fix — a public PoC already exists.
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.
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
Affected products
OSPG · binwalkpublic PoCs found — 1
cve_referencegithub.com/dhabaleshwar/Open-Source-Vulnerabilities/blob/main/binwalk_path_traversal.mdunverified⚠ Public resources, to assess the exposure of systems you control or are authorized to test. Test only with authorization.