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CVE-2026-42448 Details

ANALYZED

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Description

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.

Metrics

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

VolerionCVSS-B:3.1 LOWVector:CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

CNA: [email protected]CVSS-B:3.5 LOWVector:CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URL	Source(s)	Tag(s)
https://github.com/magic-wormhole/magic-wormhole/security/advisories/GHSA-cf92-gfcw-6v53	[email protected]	AdvisoryRemedyVendor

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID	CWE Name	Source
CWE-22	Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')	[email protected]

Affected Products

Product	Versions
Magic Wormhole	0.23.0 (semver)
CPE No CPEs found in CPE dictionary for this product. Remediation Upgrade: 0.24.0moderate effort Mitigation:low effort Ensure local target directories specified by "--output" do not already exist.

Change History

4 change records found show changes

Date	Action	Recorded By
Jul 24, 2026	CVE Translated	[email protected]
Jun 17, 2026	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Jun 17, 2026	CVE Modified	CISA-ADP
May 26, 2026	New CVE Received	[email protected]