Flameshot is powerful yet simple to use screenshot software. Prior to 14.0.0, the Open With feature wrote screenshots to a predictable temporary path and followed symlinks, creating a time-of-check to time-of-use race that allowed a local unprivileged attacker on the same machine to pre-plant a symlink and cause Flameshot to write PNG data through it, overwriting any file the victim user could write. This issue is fixed in version 14.0.0.
CVE-2026-62294
This medium-severity CVE scores 5.1 under a secondary CVSS source (NVD's own analysis pending). EPSS exploit probability: 0.1%, top 96% of all CVEs by exploit prediction. GitHub Security Advisory data not yet ingested — confidence will rise once GHSA publishes (typical lag: hours to days for open-source ecosystem CVEs; never for infrastructure-only CVEs).
- Lower severity and no public exploit yet
No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.
- CVSS v3
- 5.1
- EG Score
- 5.1(medium)
- EG Risk
- 23(Track)EG Risk 23/100SSVC: Track
EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).
How it’s computedSeverity51% × 45%Exploitation0% × 40%Automatability0% × 15%Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence. - EPSS PROB
- 0%
- EPSS %ILE
- 4%
- KEV
- Not listed
Published
July 15, 2026
Last Modified
July 15, 2026
Advisory Details (4)
Auto-updated Jul 16, 2026TOCTOU symlink attack via predictable /tmp path in Flameshot "Open With" · Advisory · flameshot-org/flameshot · GitHub
Affected: v14
https://github.com/flameshot-org/flameshot/security/advisories/GHSA-fqqf-4rj8-c392v14.0.0
Patch available: flameshot-org/flameshot v14.0.0
https://github.com/flameshot-org/flameshot/releases/tag/v14.0.0Adjusting how open with handles temporary files
Fix merged in flameshot-org/flameshot PR #4716 on 2026-06-08 — awaiting tagged release
https://github.com/flameshot-org/flameshot/pull/4716commit 936716b8d8b7 (flameshot-org/flameshot)
Fix landed in flameshot-org/flameshot commit 936716b8d8b7 — awaiting tagged release
https://github.com/flameshot-org/flameshot/commit/936716b8d8b7052be461c3d5e2f88492b6eb3b96Affected Packages
(4 across 4 ecosystems)
Debian:11(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| flameshot | 0.10.1+ds1-1 ... 14.0.0-4 (37 versions) | — | — |
Debian:12(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| flameshot | 12.1.0+ds-1 ... 14.0.0-4 (16 versions) | — | — |
Debian:13(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| flameshot | 12.1.0+ds-2 ... 14.0.0-4 (13 versions) | — | — |
Debian:14(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| flameshot | 12.1.0+ds-2 ... 13.3.0-2 (9 versions) | 14.0.0-1 | — |
Weakness Classification(2)
MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.
Data Freshness Timeline
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