CVE-2026-42448 (GCVE-0-2026-42448)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-05-26 17:57 – Updated: 2026-05-27 13:17
VLAI
Title
wormhole receive, with --output pointing at an existing directory can be path-traversed
Summary
Magic Wormhole makes it possible to get arbitrary-sized files and directories from one computer to another. Prior to 0.24.0, there is a path traversal when a receiver who specifies "--output <dir>" where that output directory currently exists (as a directory). This vulnerability is fixed in 0.24.0.
Severity
3.5 (Low)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
SSVC
Exploitation: none Automatable: no Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2026-05-27 13:17 UTC
CWE
  • CWE-22 - Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
magic-wormhole magic-wormhole Affected: < 0.24.0
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