Description
A vulnerability was found in GNU Nano that allows a possible privilege escalation through an insecure temporary file. If Nano is killed while editing, a file it saves to an emergency file with the permissions of the running user provides a window of opportunity for attackers to escalate privileges through a malicious symlink.
Details
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Affected Packages
| Software | From version | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| nano | — | 7.2-2ubuntu0.1 |
References
Similar Threats
- Unknown CLSA-2026-1779122764
- Unknown MGASA-2026-0121
- Medium OESA-2026-2160
- Unknown DEBIAN-CVE-2026-40556
- Medium CVE-2026-6843
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