---
id: CVE-2026-111802
title: 'Nautilus: nautilus: arbitrary file deletion via trash symlink'
summary: >-
  A flaw was found in Nautilus. When a removable drive or disk image is
  unmounted or ejected, Nautilus prompts the user to empty the trash without
  verifying whether the trash directory paths are symbolic links. An attacker
  can exploit this…
severity: medium
cvss: 6.6
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H'
cvssSource: cna
cwe:
  - CWE-59
vendor: Red Hat
product: nautilus
affected:
  - nautilus (all versions)
  - nautilus
  - nautilus (all versions)
  - nautilus (all versions)
  - nautilus (all versions)
published: '2026-10-16'
updated: '2026-10-16'
sourceUpdated: '2026-10-16T22:03:50.287Z'
source: CVEORG
sourceUrl: 'https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-111802'
references:
  - url: 'https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-111802'
  - url: 'https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2554410'
    label: RHBZ#2554410
  - url: 'https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/nautilus/-/merge_requests/2179'
tags:
  - cve.org
ingestedAt: '2026-10-16T22:54:45.853Z'
---

## Overview

A flaw was found in Nautilus. When a removable drive or disk image is unmounted or ejected, Nautilus prompts the user to empty the trash without verifying whether the trash directory paths are symbolic links. An attacker can exploit this flaw by tricking a user into mounting a crafted storage volume and confirming the prompt to empty the trash, leading to the arbitrary deletion of files accessible to that user.

## Affected

- `nautilus (all versions)`
- `nautilus`
- `nautilus (all versions)`
- `nautilus (all versions)`
- `nautilus (all versions)`

## Remediation

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

### Workarounds

Mitigation if available: Do not choose "Empty" or remove the ability to "Empty Trash" upon ejecting USB devices