CVE-2026-27199

ADVISORY - github

Summary

Werkzeug's safe_join function allows Windows device names as filenames if when preceded by other path segments.

This was previously reported as https://github.com/pallets/werkzeug/security/advisories/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.

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.

Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE)

ADVISORY - github

Improper Handling of Windows Device Names


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COMMON WEAKNESS ENUMERATION (CWE)

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