CVE-2026-7179

MEDIUMNVD 5.35.3—
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

Score 5.3 from GitHub Security Advisory published 2026-04-28. NVD baseline CVSS 5.3; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: epss, ghsa, nvd
Elevated
5.3EG
EchelonGraph verdictMonitorLow exploitation likelihood right now — keep watching.
  • Lower severity and no public exploit yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: 0%CVSS: 5.3Exploit: Elevated riskExposed: 0

No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.

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 v3
5.3
EG Score
5.3(medium)
EG Risk
40(Track)
EG Risk 40/100SSVC: Track

EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).

How it’s computed
Severity53% × 45%
Exploitation40% × 40%
Automatability0% × 15%
Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence.
EPSS PROB
0%
EPSS %ILE
7%
KEV
Not listed

Published

April 27, 2026

Last Modified

July 24, 2026

Advisory Details (1)

Auto-updated Jul 24, 2026
🔬 Proof of concept available. No patch confirmed yet.
generic🟡 PoC Available

Open-Source-Vulnerabilities/binwalk_path_traversal.md at main · dhabaleshwar/Open-Source-Vulnerabilities · GitHub

https://github.com/dhabaleshwar/Open-Source-Vulnerabilities/blob/main/binwalk_path_traversal.md

Affected Packages

(4 across 4 ecosystems)
Debian:11(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
binwalk2.3.1+dfsg1-1 ... 2.4.3+dfsg1-2 (13 versions)——
Debian:12(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
binwalk2.3.4+dfsg1-1 ... 2.4.3+dfsg1-3 (9 versions)——
Debian:13(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
binwalk2.4.3+dfsg1-2, 2.4.3+dfsg1-3——
Debian:14(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
binwalk2.4.3+dfsg1-22.4.3+dfsg1-3—

Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 5× in last 7d / 30× in last 30d)

Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.

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  52. 2026-07-24 08:11 UTCNVD updateCVSS v4 → 1.9
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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-7179?
CVE-2026-7179 is a medium vulnerability published on April 27, 2026. A security vulnerability has been detected in OSPG binwalk up to 2.4.3. This vulnerability affects the function readnullterminatedstring of the file src/binwalk/plugins/winceextract.py of the component WinCE Extraction Plugin. Such manipulation of the argument self.filename leads to path traversal.…
When was CVE-2026-7179 disclosed?
CVE-2026-7179 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on April 27, 2026, with the most recent update on July 24, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2026-7179 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-7179 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 0% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, which ranks it in the top 93.1% of all scored CVEs.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-7179?
CVE-2026-7179 has a CVSS v3 base score of 5.3 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-7179?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-7179, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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