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CVE-2026-29780
eml_parser serves as a python module for parsing eml files and returning various information found in the e-mail as well as computed information. Prior to version 2.0.1, the official example script examples/recursively_extract_attachments.py contains a path traversal vulnerability that allows arbitrary file write outside the intended output directory. Attachment filenames extracted from parsed emails are directly used to construct output file paths without any sanitization, allowing an attacker-
Known exploited
Not asserted
Disputed
No
Stale source
No
Conflicts
0
Affected products and versions
1 source assertion{"product":"eml_parser","vendor":"GOVCERT-LU","versions":[{"status":"affected","version":"< 2.0.1"}]}
- cve_program_cvelist_v5affectedurn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:b8c2f2f40a577b284947298f15e6e935ec4e63490cc45ec240e7f74c75c68a59 · sha256:3ffc364af3c3c0fb… · /containers/cna/affected/0
Provider-owned CVSS observations
1 source assertion{"metric":{"attackComplexity":"LOW","attackVector":"LOCAL","availabilityImpact":"NONE","baseScore":5.5,"baseSeverity":"MEDIUM","confidentialityImpact":"NONE","integrityImpact":"HIGH","privilegesRequired":"NONE","scope":"UNCHANGED","userInteraction":"REQUIRED","vectorString":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N","version":"3.1"},"metric_type":"cvssV3_1"}
- cve_program_cvelist_v5cvssurn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:b8c2f2f40a577b284947298f15e6e935ec4e63490cc45ec240e7f74c75c68a59 · sha256:3ffc364af3c3c0fb… · /containers/cna/metrics/0/cvssV3_1
CWE assertions
1 source assertion{"cweId":"CWE-22","description":"CWE-22: Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')","lang":"en","type":"CWE"}
- cve_program_cvelist_v5cweurn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:b8c2f2f40a577b284947298f15e6e935ec4e63490cc45ec240e7f74c75c68a59 · sha256:3ffc364af3c3c0fb… · /containers/cna/problemTypes/0/descriptions/0
Source references
3 source assertions{"name":"https://github.com/GOVCERT-LU/eml_parser/commit/99af03a09a90aaaaadd0ed2ffb5eea46d1ea2cc9","tags":["x_refsource_MISC"],"url":"https://github.com/GOVCERT-LU/eml_parser/commit/99af03a09a90aaaaadd0ed2ffb5eea46d1ea2cc9"}
- cve_program_cvelist_v5referenceurn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:b8c2f2f40a577b284947298f15e6e935ec4e63490cc45ec240e7f74c75c68a59 · sha256:3ffc364af3c3c0fb… · /containers/cna/references/2
{"name":"https://github.com/GOVCERT-LU/eml_parser/issues/88","tags":["x_refsource_MISC"],"url":"https://github.com/GOVCERT-LU/eml_parser/issues/88"}
- cve_program_cvelist_v5referenceurn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:b8c2f2f40a577b284947298f15e6e935ec4e63490cc45ec240e7f74c75c68a59 · sha256:3ffc364af3c3c0fb… · /containers/cna/references/1
{"name":"https://github.com/GOVCERT-LU/eml_parser/security/advisories/GHSA-389r-rccm-h3h5","tags":["x_refsource_CONFIRM"],"url":"https://github.com/GOVCERT-LU/eml_parser/security/advisories/GHSA-389r-rccm-h3h5"}
- cve_program_cvelist_v5referenceurn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:b8c2f2f40a577b284947298f15e6e935ec4e63490cc45ec240e7f74c75c68a59 · sha256:3ffc364af3c3c0fb… · /containers/cna/references/0
Attribution and limitations
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