CVE-2026-110237
Description
A flaw was found in vifm. This vulnerability allows a local attacker to achieve arbitrary code execution with the privileges of another user. The application reuses pre-existing inter-process communication (IPC) named pipes in a shared temporary directory without verifying file ownership. A local attacker can exploit this issue by pre-creating a world-writable pipe and injecting commands that execute when a victim launches the application.
Statement
Red Hat Product Security has determined that this vulnerability does not affect any currently supported Red Hat product. This assessment may evolve based on further analysis and discovery. For more information about this vulnerability and the products it affects, please see the linked references.
Understanding the Weakness (CWE)
Access Control
Technical Impact: Gain Privileges or Assume Identity
An attacker could gain unauthorized access to system resources.
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