SB2026100949 - Multiple vulnerabilities in VisiData
Published: October 9, 2026
Breakdown by Severity
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Description
This security bulletin contains information about 2 vulnerabilities.
1) Path traversal (CVE-ID: CVE-2026-42532)
CWE-ID: CWE-22 - Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
CVSSv4: 6.7 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform directory traversal attacks.
The vulnerability exists due to input validation error when processing directory traversal sequences in the EmailSheet extract_parts functionality. A remote attacker can trick a vicim to open a specially crafted .eml file and write arbitrary files on the system.
2) Path traversal (CVE-ID: CVE-2026-41958)
CWE-ID: CWE-22 - Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
CVSSv4: 6.9 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform directory traversal attacks.
The vulnerability exists due to input validation error when processing directory traversal sequences in the unzip_http RemoteZipFile extract functionality. A remote attacker can trick a victim to open a specially crafted .zip file and write arbitrary files on the system.
Remediation
Cybersecurity Help is not aware of any official remediation provided by the vendor.