{"id":"CVE-2026-6842","title":"A flaw was found in nano","summary":"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 `.…","severity":"low","cvss":2.5,"cvssVector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N","cwe":["CWE-732"],"published":"2026-04-22","updated":"2026-08-26","source":"NVD","sourceUrl":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-6842","references":[{"url":"https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-6842","label":"secalert@redhat.com"},{"url":"https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2460018","label":"secalert@redhat.com"}],"tags":["nvd"],"epss":0.00085,"epssPercentile":0.00365,"ingestedAt":"2026-08-26T17:47:12.290Z","slug":"CVE-2026-6842","body":"## Overview\n\nA 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.\n\n## Remediation\n\nRefer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.","depth":"sunlit","depthScore":14,"depthScoreParts":{"impact":13.8,"likelihood":0,"exploitation":0,"ransomware":0},"changes":[]}