---
id: CVE-2026-110237
title: >-
  Vifm 0.8.1-beta through 0.14.4 reuses a pre-existing IPC FIFO in the shared
  temporary directory without checking ownership, allowing local users to
  execute commands as another user
summary: >-
  Vifm 0.8.1-beta through 0.14.4 reuses a pre-existing IPC FIFO in the shared
  temporary directory without checking ownership, allowing local users to
  execute commands as another user. Attackers can pre-create a world-writable
  vifm-ipc-vifm…
severity: high
cvss: 7.3
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'
cwe:
  - CWE-283
published: '2026-10-13'
updated: '2026-10-13'
sourceUpdated: '2026-10-13T19:30:29.797'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-110237'
references:
  - url: 'https://github.com/vifm/vifm/blob/v0.14.4/src/ipc.c#L394-L443'
    label: disclosure@vulncheck.com
  - url: 'https://github.com/vifm/vifm/blob/v0.14.4/src/ipc.c#L866-L874'
    label: disclosure@vulncheck.com
  - url: 'https://github.com/vifm/vifm/releases/tag/v0.14.4'
    label: disclosure@vulncheck.com
  - url: 'https://hackmd.io/@1ExmmukzRMWN7B4gQ4W-4Q/SkX7Pmiofg'
    label: disclosure@vulncheck.com
  - url: >-
      https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/vifm-0.8.1-beta-through-0.14.4-unverified-ipc-fifo-ownership-allows-cross-user-command-execution
    label: disclosure@vulncheck.com
tags:
  - nvd
  - cve.org
ingestedAt: '2026-10-13T19:43:28.943Z'
vendor: vifm
product: vifm
affected:
  - vifm >= 0.8.1-beta <= 0.14.4
---

## Overview

Vifm 0.8.1-beta through 0.14.4 reuses a pre-existing IPC FIFO in the shared temporary directory without checking ownership, allowing local users to execute commands as another user. Attackers can pre-create a world-writable vifm-ipc-vifm FIFO and write IPC packets with -c and ! shell commands that execute with the victim's privileges.

## Remediation

Refer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.