CVE-2026-102598
MEDIUM
6,3
Source: [email protected]
Attack Vector: network
Attack Complexity: low
Privileges Required: none
User Interaction: none
Confidentiality: N/A
Integrity: N/A
Availability: N/A
Description
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Werkzeug is a comprehensive WSGI web application library. Prior to 3.1.9, the safe_join function used by send_from_directory can allow a NUL: special-device path because safe_join checks the Windows device name without first removing an empty NTFS ADS marker. The trigger is that an application runs on Windows with NTFS and serves a user-specified path ending in a special device name such as NUL:. The attack mechanism is that a requested path ends in a Windows special device name with an empty ADS marker. The impact is that the special device opens successfully and the file read hangs indefinitely. This issue is fixed in version 3.1.9.
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Improper Handling of Windows Device Names
IncompleteCommon Consequences
Security Scopes Affected:
Availability
Confidentiality
Other
Potential Impacts:
Dos: Crash, Exit, Or Restart
Read Application Data
Other
Applicable Platforms
All platforms may be affected
https://github.com/pallets/werkzeug/commit/8d77320bcdf3a34941ec06dcf16b03c065cd…
https://github.com/pallets/werkzeug/pull/3309
https://github.com/pallets/werkzeug/releases/tag/3.1.9
https://github.com/pallets/werkzeug/security/advisories/GHSA-g6x2-hccm-hh4m