PT-2026-34267 · Nano+2 · Nano+2

Published 2026-04-22 · Updated 2026-06-04 · CVE-2026-6842

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

2.5

Low

Base vector

AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions nano (affected versions not specified)

Description A flaw exists where incorrect directory permissions are applied to the ~/.local directory, setting them to 0777 instead of 0700 in environments with permissive umask settings. A local attacker can exploit this to inject a malicious .desktop launcher, potentially leading to unintended actions or information disclosure when the launcher is processed.

Recommendations At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Incorrect Permission

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-732

Related Identifiers

CVE-2026-6842

OESA-2026-2160

OPENSUSE-SU-2026:10851-1

USN-8386-1

Affected Products

Linuxmint

Ubuntu

Nano

References · 20

• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/openSUSE-SU-2026:10851-1 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/OESA-2026-2160 · Vendor Advisory
• https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-8386-1 · Vendor Advisory
• https://cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-6842 · Security Note
• https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2026-6842 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/USN-8386-1 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-6842 · Security Note
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2026-6842 · Vendor Advisory
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2026-6843 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2026-6842 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-6843 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/UBUNTU-CVE-2026-6842 · Vendor Advisory
• https://openeuler.org/zh/security/security-bulletins/detail/?id=openEuler-SA-2026-2160 · Note
• https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-6842 · Note
• https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2455314 · Note