{"id":"CVE-2026-110237","title":"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","summary":"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…","severity":"high","cvss":7.3,"cvssVector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","cwe":["CWE-283"],"vendor":"vifm","product":"vifm","affected":["vifm >= 0.8.1-beta <= 0.14.4"],"published":"2026-10-13","updated":"2026-10-17","sourceUpdated":"2026-10-17T02:17:18.340","source":"NVD","sourceUrl":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-110237","references":[{"url":"https://github.com/vifm/vifm/blob/v0.14.4/src/ipc.c#L394-L443","label":"disclosure@vulncheck.com"},{"url":"https://github.com/vifm/vifm/blob/v0.14.4/src/ipc.c#L866-L874","label":"disclosure@vulncheck.com"},{"url":"https://github.com/vifm/vifm/releases/tag/v0.14.4","label":"disclosure@vulncheck.com"},{"url":"https://hackmd.io/@1ExmmukzRMWN7B4gQ4W-4Q/SkX7Pmiofg","label":"disclosure@vulncheck.com"},{"url":"https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/vifm-0.8.1-beta-through-0.14.4-unverified-ipc-fifo-ownership-allows-cross-user-command-execution","label":"disclosure@vulncheck.com"},{"url":"https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2026/cve-2026-110237.json"},{"url":"https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-110237"},{"url":"https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-110237"}],"tags":["nvd","cve.org","csaf","vex","red-hat"],"epss":0.00149,"epssPercentile":0.04066,"ssvc":{"exploitation":"none","automatable":"no","technicalImpact":"total","timestamp":"2026-10-17T00:38:40.926530Z"},"ingestedAt":"2026-10-13T19:43:28.943Z","slug":"CVE-2026-110237","body":"## Overview\n\nVifm 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.\n\n## Remediation\n\nRefer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.\n\n## Vendor advisories\n\n- **Red Hat VEX** · updated 2026-10-16 · [vex](https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2026/cve-2026-110237.json)","depth":"twilight","depthScore":40,"depthScoreParts":{"impact":40.2,"likelihood":0,"exploitation":0,"ransomware":0},"changes":[]}