CVE-2026-32116Magic Wormhole makes it possible to get arbitrary-sized files and directories from one computer to another.
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Magic Wormhole makes it possible to get arbitrary-sized files and directories from one computer to another. From 0.21.0 to before 0.23.0, receiving a file (wormhole receive) from a malicious party could result in overwriting critical local files, including ~/.ssh/authorized_keys and .bashrc. This could be used to compromise the receiver's computer. Only the sender of the file (the party who runs wormhole send) can mount the attack. Other parties (including the transit/relay servers) are excluded by the wormhole protocol. This vulnerability is fixed in 0.23.0.
- CVSS
- 8.1 HIGH (v3.1, NVD)CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H
- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-22
- Known exploited
- Not in CISA's KEV catalog
- EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days)
- Not loaded for this CVE
- Assigned by
- Not given
- NVD analysis
- Analyzed
- Record last updated
- Jun 17, 2026
- First seen by InfoSec Signals
- Oct 9, 2026
Affected products
magic-wormhole_project magic_wormhole magic-wormhole_project:magic_wormhole | from 0.21.0 before 0.23.0 | NVD |
References
- https://github.com/magic-wormhole/magic-wormhole/security/advisories/GHSA-4g4c-mfqg-pj8rmitigation, vendor-advisory
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