CVE-2026-27199CWE-67

Werkzeug safe_join() allows Windows special device names

Medium · published February 21, 2026

CVSS v4.0
6.3
EPSS
1%
Percentile
44.3
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

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.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v4.0
6.3 · MEDIUM
Vector
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
EPSS
0.00556 · 44.3th percentile
Weakness
CWE-67 · Improper Handling of Windows Device Names
Published
2026-02-21T05:15Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 21 FEB 05:15Z
    Werkzeug safe_join() allows Windows special device names
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