Low severity2.5NVD Advisory· Published Apr 22, 2026· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2026-6842
CVE-2026-6842
Description
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 .desktop launcher, which could lead to unintended actions or information disclosure if the launcher is subsequently processed.
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Affected products
3- osv-coords2 versionspkg:rpm/opensuse/nano&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2016.0pkg:rpm/opensuse/nano&distro=openSUSE%20Tumbleweed
< 9.1-bp160.1.1+ 1 more
- (no CPE)range: < 9.1-bp160.1.1
- (no CPE)range: < 9.0-2.1
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