GHSA-ffhx-2rrf-9c23MediumCVSS 4.7

A vulnerability was found in GNU Nano that allows a possible privilege escalation through an...

Published
June 12, 2024
Last Modified
October 15, 2026

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📋 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.

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