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Medium · 4.4 CVE-2026-46671 EUVD-2026-45987GHSA-4j5m-wc25-pvh7

Rust OneNote File Parser: Path traversal in `Parser::parse_notebook` allows reading files outside the notebook directory

Published Jul 20, 2026 · Updated Jul 20, 2026 · Assigned by GitHub_M

Description

Rust OneNote File Parser is a parser for Microsoft OneNote files implemented in Rust. Prior to version 1.1.1, a maliciously crafted `.onetoc2` table-of-contents file can cause `Parser::parse_notebook` to open arbitrary files on the host filesystem outside the notebook's directory. The parser reads entry names listed inside the `.onetoc2` and joins them against the notebook's base directory without validating that they are relative paths confined to that directory. The parser will bail out when the target file fails to parse as a OneNote section, so direct content exfiltration through the parser's return value is not practical, though file-existence probing and denial-of-service via large or special files remain possible. Anyone using `onenote_parser` to parse .onetoc2 files received from untrusted sources is affected. Users who only ever parse their own notebooks are not at meaningful risk. The issue is fixed in onenote_parser 1.1.1. The fix rejects absolute paths, parent-directory components, and other invalid path characters in entry names, and additionally canonicalises the resolved path to confirm it stays inside the notebook's base directory. For users who cannot upgrade to 1.1.1, only call `Parser::parse_notebook` on `.onetoc2` files from trusted sources. Alternatively, use `Parser::parse_section` / `Parser::parse_section_buffer` on individual .one files, which do not perform the directory walk.

Affected products

VendorProductAffectedFixed
msiemens onenote.rs < 1.1.1 —

Fixed in Linux distributions

Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.

ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
SLES 15 SP7 clamav 1.5.4-150600.18.31.1 SUSE-SU-2026:4180-1
SLES 15 SP6 clamav 1.5.4-150600.18.31.1 SUSE-SU-2026:4180-1
SLES 15 SP5 clamav 1.5.4-150400.13.11.1 SUSE-SU-2026:4208-1
SLES 15 SP4 clamav 1.5.4-150400.13.11.1 SUSE-SU-2026:4208-1
SLES 12 SP5 clamav 1.5.4-3.59.1 SUSE-SU-2026:4179-1
Show 8 more (older releases, extended support, other products)
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
SLES for SAP 16.0 clamav 1.5.4-160000.1.1 SUSE-SU-2026:23727-1, SUSE-SU-2026:23706-1
SLES for SAP 15 SP6 clamav 1.5.4-150600.18.31.1 SUSE-SU-2026:4180-1
SLES for SAP 15 SP5 clamav 1.5.4-150400.13.11.1 SUSE-SU-2026:4208-1
SLES for SAP 15 SP4 clamav 1.5.4-150400.13.11.1 SUSE-SU-2026:4208-1
SLES 16.0 clamav 1.5.4-160000.1.1 SUSE-SU-2026:23727-1, SUSE-SU-2026:23706-1
SLE Micro 5.5 clamav 1.5.4-150400.13.11.1 SUSE-SU-2026:4208-1
SLE HPC 15 SP5 clamav 1.5.4-150400.13.11.1 SUSE-SU-2026:4208-1
SLE HPC 15 SP4 clamav 1.5.4-150400.13.11.1 SUSE-SU-2026:4208-1
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
openSUSE Tumbleweed clamav 1.5.4-1.1 openSUSE-SU-2026:11583-1
openSUSE Leap 16.0 clamav 1.5.4-160000.1.1 openSUSE-SU-2026:21831-1

Affected packages

EcosystemPackageAffectedFixedRecord
crates.io onenote_parser < 1.1.1 1.1.1 GHSA-4j5m-wc25-pvh7

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