CVE-2026-27199 (GCVE-0-2026-27199)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-02-21 05:15 – Updated: 2026-02-21 05:15
VLAI?
Title
Werkzeug safe_join() allows Windows special device names
Summary
Werkzeug is a comprehensive WSGI web application library. Versions 3.1.5 and below, the safe_join function allows Windows device names as filenames if preceded by other path segments. This was previously reported as GHSA-hgf8-39gv-g3f2, but the added filtering failed to account for the fact that safe_join accepts paths with multiple segments, such as example/NUL. The function send_from_directory uses safe_join to safely serve files at user-specified paths under a directory. If the application is running on Windows, and the requested path ends with a special device name, the file will be opened successfully, but reading will hang indefinitely. This issue has been fixed in version 3.1.6.
Severity ?
CWE
- CWE-67 - Improper Handling of Windows Device Names
Assigner
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