CVE-2026-110237
highVifm 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 com…
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.
CVSS
7.3
7.3 (CVSS v3.1)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Severity source: NVD CVSS v3.1 (disclosure@vulncheck.com)
Timeline (UTC)
Published: 2026-10-13 19:18
Modified: 2026-10-17 02:17
NVD status: Awaiting Analysis
Last synced 1 day ago
Verified against the source API 2026-10-27 06:59 UTC
Exploitation
Not listed in CISA KEV (as of last catalog sync)
Absence from KEV does not mean a CVE is not exploited. Exploitation status: unknown (no authoritative evidence in our sources).
Affected products
Not reported by the source (unknown — not "none").
Weakness classification (CWE)
Source: NVD / CISA. “NVD-CWE-Other” and “NVD-CWE-noinfo” mean NVD could not assign a specific weakness.
Mitigation & advisories
No vendor advisory or patch reference tagged by NVD. Check the references below.
References
- https://github.com/vifm/vifm/blob/v0.14.4/src/ipc.c#L394-L443 disclosure@vulncheck.com
- https://github.com/vifm/vifm/blob/v0.14.4/src/ipc.c#L866-L874 disclosure@vulncheck.com
- https://github.com/vifm/vifm/releases/tag/v0.14.4 disclosure@vulncheck.com
- https://hackmd.io/@1ExmmukzRMWN7B4gQ4W-4Q/SkX7Pmiofg disclosure@vulncheck.com
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/vifm-0.8.1-beta-through-0.14.4-unverified-ipc-fifo-ow... disclosure@vulncheck.com
Data sources
NVD CVE API 2.0 — fetched 2026-10-27 06:59 UTC · record ↗