CVE-2026-102598
Description
A flaw was found in werkzeug. A remote attacker can cause a Denial of Service (DoS) when an application runs on Windows systems using the NTFS file system. By supplying a file path containing a reserved Windows device name with an Alternate Data Stream (ADS) marker, an attacker can bypass path sanitization in safe_join(). This causes the server to hang indefinitely while attempting to read the special device, making the service unavailable to users.
Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) Score Details
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CVSS v3 Score Breakdown
| Red Hat | NVD | cve.org | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Base Score | 5.3 | N/A | N/A |
| Attack Vector | Network | N/A | N/A |
| Attack Complexity | Low | N/A | N/A |
| Privileges Required | None | N/A | N/A |
| User Interaction | None | N/A | N/A |
| Scope | Unchanged | N/A | N/A |
| Confidentiality | None | N/A | N/A |
| Integrity Impact | None | N/A | N/A |
| Availability Impact | Low | N/A | N/A |
Vector
Red Hat: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
Understanding the Weakness (CWE)
Other
Technical Impact: Varies by Context
The product could perform file-based operations on a resource that is not a file.
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