CVE-2026-6842

Name	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.
Source	CVE (at NVD; CERT, ENISA, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Debian ELTS, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more)

Vulnerable and fixed packages

The table below lists information on source packages.

Source Package	Release	Version	Status
nano (PTS)	bullseye	5.4-2+deb11u3	vulnerable
	bookworm	7.2-1+deb12u1	vulnerable
	trixie	8.4-1	vulnerable
	forky	8.7.1-1	vulnerable
	sid	9.0-1	vulnerable

The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.

Package	Type	Release	Fixed Version	Urgency	Origin	Debian Bugs
nano	source	(unstable)	(unfixed)

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2460018
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2455314
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