nnn through 5.3 contains an insecure temporary file vulnerability in the pdfread and nuke plugins that allows local attackers to overwrite…
CVE-2026-121549
nnn through 5.3 contains an insecure temporary file vulnerability in the pdfread and nuke plugins that allows local attackers to overwrite files by exploiting predictable paths in /tmp. Attackers can pre-create a symlink at the name-derived or PID-derived path so the victim's plugin truncates and overwrites any file the victim can write.
Assessment
- CVSS
- 4.1 (v4.0)
- Severity
- Medium
- Known exploited
- Not listed in CISA KEV
- Exploit availability
- Nothing found in Exploit-DB, Metasploit, Nuclei or public PoC repositories
- Published
- 3 November 2026
- Last updated
- 3 November 2026
- Assigner
- VulnCheck
CVSS vectorCVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:A/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
At the source
References
- https://github.com/jarun/nnn/issues/2188
- https://github.com/jarun/nnn
- https://github.com/jarun/nnn/commit/04715921aece0257fef7a8558c0783493d98efff
- https://github.com/jarun/nnn/blob/v5.3/plugins/pdfread#L9-L10
- https://github.com/jarun/nnn/blob/v5.3/plugins/nuke#L280
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/nnn-through-5.3-insecure-temporary-file-symlink-overwrite-via-pdfread-and-nuke-plugins
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