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CVE-2026-42532

A path traversal vulnerability exists in the EmailSheet extract_parts functionality of VisiData (version(s): dev (commit 38b21f78)).

MEDIUM 5.5EPSS 0.13%

Does this matter?

Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.13%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.

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.

CVSS 3.1
5.5 MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
EPSS
0.13% probability · 3th percentile
Public exploits
None in Exploit-DB
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-22
Source
talos-cna@cisco.com
EPSS trend
0%3%5%8 October 2026: 0.13%26 October 2026: 0.13%8 October 202626 October 2026

EPSS moved from 0.1% on 8 October 2026 to 0.1% on 26 October 2026.

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.