CVE-2026-42448 — wormhole receive, with --output pointing at an existing directory can be path-traversed
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 specif…
Published: 2026-05-26 · CVSS: 3.5 · CVSS 3.1
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.
Source: CVE Program · Revision 8b16575c39f1e1810c5e863010da073d2d3285e7