CVE-2026-27199

MEDIUM

5.3

Description

Werkzeug is a comprehensive WSGI web application library. Versions 3.1.5 and below, the safe_join function allows Windows device names as filenames if preceded by other path segments. This was previously reported as GHSA-hgf8-39gv-g3f2, but the added filtering failed to account for the fact that safe_join accepts paths with multiple segments, such as example/NUL. The function send_from_directory uses safe_join to safely serve files at user-specified paths under a directory. If the application is running on Windows, and the requested path ends with a special device name, the file will be opened successfully, but reading will hang indefinitely. This issue has been fixed in version 3.1.6.

CVE Details

CVSS v3.1 Score5.3

SeverityMEDIUM

CVSS VectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L

Attack VectorNETWORK

ComplexityLOW

Privileges RequiredNONE

User InteractionNONE

Published2/21/2026

Last Modified3/3/2026

Sourcenvd

Honeypot Sightings0

Affected Products

palletsprojects:werkzeug

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-67

References

https://github.com/pallets/werkzeug/commit/f407712fdc60a09c2b3f4fe7db557703e5d9338d(security-advisories@github.com)

https://github.com/pallets/werkzeug/releases/tag/3.1.6(security-advisories@github.com)

https://github.com/pallets/werkzeug/security/advisories/GHSA-29vq-49wr-vm6x(security-advisories@github.com)

IOC Correlations

No correlations recorded

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