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CVE-2010-1160

LOW · CVSS 1.9EPSS 0.4%EU EUVD

GNU nano before 2.2.4 does not verify whether a file has been changed before it is overwritten in a file-save operation, which allows local user-assisted attackers to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on an attacker-owned file that is being edited by the victim.

Key facts

CVSS score
1.9 (v2.0)
Severity
LOW
CVSS vector
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
Weakness (CWE)
CWE-59
EPSS score
0.4% (31th percentile)
In CISA KEV
No
In EU EUVD
Yes (EUVD-2010-1190)
Published
April 16, 2010
NVD last modified
June 16, 2026
Status
Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2010-1190 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 7, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

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References

Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS

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