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1 vulnerability by govcert.lu
CVE-2026-29780 (GCVE-0-2026-29780)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-03-07 15:22 – Updated: 2026-03-09 18:26
VLAI
Title
eml_parser: Path Traversal in Official Example Script Leading to Arbitrary File Write
Summary
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-controlled filename to escape the target directory. This issue has been patched in version 2.0.1.
Severity
5.5 (Medium)
SSVC
Exploitation: poc
Automatable: no
Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator (v2.0.3)
CWE
- CWE-22 - Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
Assigner
References
3 references
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://github.com/GOVCERT-LU/eml_parser/security… | x_refsource_CONFIRM |
| https://github.com/GOVCERT-LU/eml_parser/issues/88 | x_refsource_MISC |
| https://github.com/GOVCERT-LU/eml_parser/commit/9… | x_refsource_MISC |
Impacted products
1 product
| Vendor | Product | Version | |
|---|---|---|---|
| GOVCERT-LU | eml_parser |
Affected:
< 2.0.1
|
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