binwalk: A security vulnerability has been detected in OSPG binwalk up to 2.4.3
CVE-2026-7179 is fixed in binwalk on 1 platform, first by DEBIAN-CVE-2026-7179, released April 27, 2026. It is not reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: Routine.
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.
Where it's fixed
| Product | Fixed in | Fix | Released |
|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | |||
| binwalk · Debian 13.5 (trixie) | 2.4.3+dfsg1-2+deb13u1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2026-7179 | Apr 27, 2026 |
| binwalk · Debian 14 | 2.4.3+dfsg1-3 | DEBIAN-CVE-2026-7179 | Apr 27, 2026 |
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