Vulnerability · Published Oct 7, 2026 · Assigned by talos
CVE-2026-42532
Medium 5.5
In plain English
A medium-severity path traversal in visidata from visidata. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.1% (higher than 3% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS 3.1)5.5Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.1%top 97.1% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
A path traversal vulnerability exists in the EmailSheet extract_parts functionality of VisiData (version(s): dev (commit 38b21f78)). A specially crafted .eml file can lead to arbitrary file write. An attacker can provide a malicious file to trigger this vulnerability.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | visidata | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2026-42532 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | visidata | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2026-42532 |
| Ubuntu:26.04:LTS | visidata | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2026-42532 |
| Ubuntu:26.10 | visidata | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2026-42532 |
Affected products (as reported)
Weakness: CWE-22 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N