A path traversal vulnerability was identified in ReFirm Labs binwalk from version 2.1.2b through 2.3.3 included. By crafting a malicious PFS filesystem file, an attacker can get binwalk's PFS extractor to extract files at arbitrary locations when binwalk is run in extraction mode (-e option). Remote code execution can be achieved by building a PFS filesystem that, upon extraction, would extract a malicious binwalk module into the folder .config/binwalk/plugins. This vulnerability is associated with program files src/binwalk/plugins/unpfs.py. This issue affects binwalk from 2.1.2b through 2.3.3 included.

There are packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability referenced in the following CVE:

  - A path traversal vulnerability was identified in ReFirm Labs binwalk from version 2.1.2b through 2.3.3
    included. By crafting a malicious PFS filesystem file, an attacker can get binwalk's PFS extractor to
    extract files at arbitrary locations when binwalk is run in extraction mode (-e option). Remote code
    execution can be achieved by building a PFS filesystem that, upon extraction, would extract a malicious
    binwalk module into the folder .config/binwalk/plugins. This vulnerability is associated with program
    files src/binwalk/plugins/unpfs.py. This issue affects binwalk from 2.1.2b through 2.3.3 included.
    (CVE-2022-4510)

The remote Debian 11 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the dla-4410 advisory.

    - -------------------------------------------------------------------------     Debian LTS Advisory DLA-4410-1                debian-lts@lists.debian.org     https://www.debian.org/lts/security/                          Abhijith PA     December 16, 2025                             https://wiki.debian.org/LTS
    - -------------------------------------------------------------------------

    Package        : binwalk     Version        : 2.3.1+dfsg1-1+deb11u1     CVE ID         : CVE-2022-4510


    A path traversal vulnerability was identified in binwalk. By crafting     a malicious PFS filesystem file, an attacker can get binwalk's PFS     extractor to extract files at arbitrary locations when binwalk is run     in extraction mode (-e option). Remote code execution can be achieved     by building a PFS filesystem that, upon extraction, would extract a     malicious binwalk module into the folder .config/binwalk/plugins.

    For Debian 11 bullseye, this problem has been fixed in version     2.3.1+dfsg1-1+deb11u1.

    We recommend that you upgrade your binwalk packages.

    For the detailed security status of binwalk please refer to     its security tracker page at:
    https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/binwalk

    Further information about Debian LTS security advisories, how to apply     these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be     found at: https://wiki.debian.org/LTS

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Debian security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The Linux/Unix host has one or more packages installed that are impacted by a vulnerability without a vendor supplied patch available.

  - A path traversal vulnerability was identified in ReFirm Labs binwalk from version 2.1.2b through 2.3.3     included. By crafting a malicious PFS filesystem file, an attacker can get binwalk's PFS extractor to     extract files at arbitrary locations when binwalk is run in extraction mode (-e option). Remote code     execution can be achieved by building a PFS filesystem that, upon extraction, would extract a malicious     binwalk module into the folder .config/binwalk/plugins. This vulnerability is associated with program     files src/binwalk/plugins/unpfs.py. This issue affects binwalk from 2.1.2b through 2.3.3 included.
    (CVE-2022-4510)

Note that Nessus relies on the presence of the package as reported by the vendor.

The remote host is affected by the vulnerability described in GLSA-202309-07 (Binwalk: Multiple Vulnerabilities)

  - A path traversal vulnerability was identified in ReFirm Labs binwalk from version 2.1.2b through 2.3.3     included. By crafting a malicious PFS filesystem file, an attacker can get binwalk's PFS extractor to     extract files at arbitrary locations when binwalk is run in extraction mode (-e option). Remote code     execution can be achieved by building a PFS filesystem that, upon extraction, would extract a malicious     binwalk module into the folder .config/binwalk/plugins. This vulnerability is associated with program     files src/binwalk/plugins/unpfs.py. This issue affects binwalk from 2.1.2b through 2.3.3 included.
    (CVE-2022-4510)

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The remote Debian 10 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the dla-3339 advisory.

    - -------------------------------------------------------------------------     Debian LTS Advisory DLA-3339-1                debian-lts@lists.debian.org     https://www.debian.org/lts/security/                          Adrian Bunk     February 23, 2023                             https://wiki.debian.org/LTS
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    Package        : binwalk     Version        : 2.1.2~git20180830+dfsg1-1+deb10u1     CVE ID         : CVE-2022-4510

    Code execution through crafted PFS filesystems was fixed in binwalk,     a tool and Python module for analyzing binary blobs and executable code.

    For Debian 10 buster, this problem has been fixed in version     2.1.2~git20180830+dfsg1-1+deb10u1.

    We recommend that you upgrade your binwalk packages.

    For the detailed security status of binwalk please refer to     its security tracker page at:
    https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/binwalk

    Further information about Debian LTS security advisories, how to apply     these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be     found at: https://wiki.debian.org/LTS

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Debian security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The remote Fedora 36 host has a package installed that is affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the FEDORA-2023-23047a5f4f advisory.

    Security fix for CVE-2022-4510

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Fedora security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The remote Fedora 37 host has a package installed that is affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the FEDORA-2023-32eb9d8ee7 advisory.

    Security fix for CVE-2022-4510

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Fedora security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

ID	Name	Product	Family	Type	Severity
446616	SCA: security update for binwalk (GHSA-3cm8-v4mc-gppg)	Tenable Cloud Security	SCA Checks	Local	high
446616	SCA: security update for binwalk (GHSA-3cm8-v4mc-gppg)	Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security	SCA Checks	Local	high
278741	Debian dla-4410 : binwalk - security update	Nessus	Debian Local Security Checks	Local	high
225088	Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2022-4510	Nessus	Misc.	Local	high
181515	GLSA-202309-07 : Binwalk: Multiple Vulnerabilities	Nessus	Gentoo Local Security Checks	Local	high
171885	Debian dla-3339 : binwalk - security update	Nessus	Debian Local Security Checks	Local	high
170991	Fedora 36 : binwalk (2023-23047a5f4f)	Nessus	Fedora Local Security Checks	Local	high
170990	Fedora 37 : binwalk (2023-32eb9d8ee7)	Nessus	Fedora Local Security Checks	Local	high

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