| CVSS Meta Temp Score | Current Exploit Price (≈) | CTI Interest Score |
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| 4.0 | $0-$5k | 0.37+ |
Summary
A vulnerability labeled as problematic has been found in jarun nnn up to 5.3. This issue affects the function main. Such manipulation leads to link following.
This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2026-121550. Local access is required to approach this attack. No exploit exists.
Details
A vulnerability was found in jarun nnn up to 5.3 and classified as problematic. Affected by this issue is the function main. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a link following vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-59. The product attempts to access a file based on the filename, but it does not properly prevent that filename from identifying a link or shortcut that resolves to an unintended resource. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:
nnn through 5.3 contains an insecure file handling vulnerability that allows local attackers to redirect writes because main() accepts an existing NNN_FIFO path without verifying it is a FIFO. Attackers can pre-create the documented predictable /tmp/nnn.fifo path as a symlink or readable regular file, causing victim-writable files to be overwritten or leaking the victim's browsed paths.
The advisory is shared for download at github.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2026-121550 since 11/03/2026. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack needs to be approached locally. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. There are known technical details, but no exploit is available.
There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.
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Product
Vendor
Name
Version
Website
- Product: https://github.com/jarun/nnn/
CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
CVSSv4
VulDB Vector: 🔒VulDB Reliability: 🔍
CNA CVSS-B Score: 🔒
CNA CVSS-BT Score: 🔒
CNA Vector: 🔒
CVSSv3
VulDB Meta Base Score: 4.1VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.0
VulDB Base Score: 4.8
VulDB Temp Score: 4.7
VulDB Vector: 🔒
VulDB Reliability: 🔍
CNA Base Score: 3.3
CNA Vector (VulnCheck): 🔒
CVSSv2
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VulDB Base Score: 🔒
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VulDB Reliability: 🔍
Exploiting
Class: Link followingCWE: CWE-59
CAPEC: 🔒
ATT&CK: 🔒
Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Partially
Availability: 🔒
Status: Not defined
Price Prediction: 🔍
Current Price Estimation: 🔒
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Threat Intelligence
Interest: 🔍Active Actors: 🔍
Active APT Groups: 🔍
Countermeasures
Recommended: no mitigation knownStatus: 🔍
0-Day Time: 🔒
Timeline
11/03/2026 Advisory disclosed11/03/2026 CVE reserved
11/03/2026 VulDB entry created
11/03/2026 VulDB entry last update
Sources
Product: github.comAdvisory: github.com
Status: Not defined
CNA: VulnCheck
CVE: CVE-2026-121550 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-121550
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-430412
Entry
Created: 11/03/2026 16:51Changes: 11/03/2026 16:51 (74)
Complete: 🔍
Cache ID: 216::103
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