CVE-2026-29780
eml_parser: Path Traversal in Official Example Script Leading to Arbitrary File Write
- Published
- Mar 7, 2026
- Updated
- Mar 9, 2026
- Assigning CNA
- GitHub_M
- Evidence observed
- Aug 25, 2026
Primary CVSS
nvd · CVSS 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:NLow · next 30 days
- Percentile
- 15.0%
- Model date
- Sep 21, 2026
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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.
Sources
1Demonstrates a path traversal vulnerability in an official eml-parser example script, allowing arbitrary file write via crafted attachment filenames, with PoC and fix.
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