CVE-2026-29780 describes a path traversal vulnerability in the examples/recursively_extract_attachments.py script of the eml_parser Python module, affecting versions prior to 2.0.1. This flaw allows an attacker to write arbitrary files outside the intended output directory by crafting malicious attachment filenames. Rated 5.5 Medium (CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N), successful exploitation requires user interaction (UI:R) and could lead to high impact on integrity (I:H). There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion surrounding this vulnerability.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 2.0.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:govcert.lu:eml_parser:*:*:*:*:*:python:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
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