High severity7.3NVD Advisory· Published Oct 13, 2026· Updated Oct 13, 2026
CVE-2026-110237
CVE-2026-110237
Description
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.
Affected products
1Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
5- github.com/vifm/vifm/blob/v0.14.4/src/ipc.cnvd
- github.com/vifm/vifm/blob/v0.14.4/src/ipc.cnvd
- github.com/vifm/vifm/releases/tag/v0.14.4nvd
- hackmd.io/@1ExmmukzRMWN7B4gQ4W-4Q/SkX7Pmiofgnvd
- www.vulncheck.com/advisories/vifm-0.8.1-beta-through-0.14.4-unverified-ipc-fifo-ownership-allows-cross-user-command-executionnvd
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