nano ~/.local permission assignment

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in nano. The impacted element is an unknown function of the file ~/.local. The manipulation results in permission assignment. This vulnerability is cataloged as CVE-2026-6842. The attack must be initiated from a local position. There is no exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in nano (affected version not known). Affected is some unknown functionality of the file ~/.local. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a permission assignment vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-732. The product specifies permissions for a security-critical resource in a way that allows that resource to be read or modified by unintended actors. This is going to have an impact on integrity. CVE summarizes:

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.

The advisory is available at access.redhat.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2026-6842 since 04/22/2026. The exploitability is told to be difficult. Local access is required to approach this attack. Technical details are known, but there is no available exploit.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 309643 (Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2026-6842), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (309643). If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Permission assignment
CWE: CWE-732 / CWE-275 / CWE-266
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Nessus ID: 309643
Nessus Name: Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2026-6842

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

04/22/2026 Advisory disclosed
04/22/2026 +0 days CVE reserved
04/22/2026 +0 days VulDB entry created
04/23/2026 +1 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: access.redhat.com
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2026-6842 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-6842
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-358794

Entryinfo

Created: 04/22/2026 12:06
Updated: 04/23/2026 07:51
Changes: 04/22/2026 12:06 (59), 04/23/2026 07:51 (2)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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