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CVE-2026-42448
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.
Known exploited
Not asserted
Disputed
No
Stale source
No
Conflicts
0
Affected products and versions
1 source assertion{"product":"magic-wormhole","vendor":"magic-wormhole","versions":[{"status":"affected","version":"< 0.24.0"}]}
- cve_program_cvelist_v5affectedurn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:5f234a31dbd73cdfa8032a7d82b25dcbdc171e8d74673cfe9a25043b4555b1f8 · sha256:5d9664e0c5c66d67… · /containers/cna/affected/0
Provider-owned CVSS observations
1 source assertion{"metric":{"attackComplexity":"LOW","attackVector":"NETWORK","availabilityImpact":"NONE","baseScore":3.5,"baseSeverity":"LOW","confidentialityImpact":"NONE","integrityImpact":"LOW","privilegesRequired":"LOW","scope":"UNCHANGED","userInteraction":"REQUIRED","vectorString":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N","version":"3.1"},"metric_type":"cvssV3_1"}
- cve_program_cvelist_v5cvssurn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:5f234a31dbd73cdfa8032a7d82b25dcbdc171e8d74673cfe9a25043b4555b1f8 · sha256:5d9664e0c5c66d67… · /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:v2:5f234a31dbd73cdfa8032a7d82b25dcbdc171e8d74673cfe9a25043b4555b1f8 · sha256:5d9664e0c5c66d67… · /containers/cna/problemTypes/0/descriptions/0
Source references
1 source assertion{"name":"https://github.com/magic-wormhole/magic-wormhole/security/advisories/GHSA-cf92-gfcw-6v53","tags":["x_refsource_CONFIRM"],"url":"https://github.com/magic-wormhole/magic-wormhole/security/advisories/GHSA-cf92-gfcw-6v53"}
- cve_program_cvelist_v5referenceurn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:5f234a31dbd73cdfa8032a7d82b25dcbdc171e8d74673cfe9a25043b4555b1f8 · sha256:5d9664e0c5c66d67… · /containers/cna/references/0
Attribution and limitations
- CVE Program CVEList V5: Reproduce the MITRE copyright designation and CVE license in copies. Source →
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