CVE-2026-6842

LOW
INFO Priority: 0.00 BB Relevance: 20/100
Published: 2026-04-22 Modified: 2026-10-26 First seen: 2026-10-29 Status: active

Attack Surface

No Interaction

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV: Local
AC: High
PR: Low
UI: None
S: Unchanged
C: None
I: Low
A: None

Description

A flaw was found in nano. In environments with permissive umask settings, a local attacker can exploit incorrect directory permissions (0777 instead of 0700) for the `~/.local` directory. This allows the attacker to inject a malicious `.desktop` launcher, which could lead to unintended actions or information disclosure if the launcher is subsequently processed.

Weakness Classification (1)

Bug Bounty Relevance

20 / 100
✓ No user interaction

CVSS Score

2.5 / 10.0 v3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

EPSS — Exploitation Probability

0.08%
Raw Score 0.000850
Percentile 0.3%
Date 2026-10-29

EPSS Trend

2026-10-29
0.00085
2026-10-28
0.00085

Intelligence Sources

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