# CVE-2026-7179

> Vulnerability · severity: **MEDIUM** (CVSS 5.3).

## 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.

## Key facts

- **CVE ID:** CVE-2026-7179
- **Published:** 2026-04-27
- **CVSS severity:** MEDIUM
- **CVSS base score:** 5.3
- **CWE codes:** CWE-22

## Primary sources

- NIST NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-7179

## Citation

> AI Analytics. CVE-2026-7179. Retrieved 2026-07-23 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/cve/CVE-2026-7179. Derived from NIST NVD. Licensed CC0.

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