TI-2001-00541 Aliases CVE-2001-0556 GHSA-cvjw-q229-564h

The Nirvana Editor (NEdit) 5.1.1 and earlier allows a local attacker to overwrite other…

LOW 32Published 2001-07-27 · Updated 2024-08-08

Key facts

Attack vector: Local
Privileges required: None
User interaction: — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity: Low
Impact type: —
Confidentiality · integrity · availability: Complete · Complete · Complete
Fix status: Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat.

Summary

The Nirvana Editor (NEdit) 5.1.1 and earlier allows a local attacker to overwrite other users' files via a symlink attack on (1) backup files or (2) temporary files used when nedit prints a file or portions of a file.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00517 44th percentileScored 2026-11-07

Fix Fixed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

Vendor	Product	Affected versions	Fixed in	Status	Source
—	—	all versions	—	No fix listed	CNA

— Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:a:nedit:nedit::::::::	up to 5.1.1	Vulnerable	Nedit

cpe:2.3:a:nedit:nedit:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 5.1.1 Vulnerable ·Nedit

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat's page for this CVE →

Product	Status	Plan or fix
Red Hat Powertools 6.2	Fixed	RHSA-2001:061
Red Hat Powertools 7.0	Fixed	RHSA-2001:061
Red Hat Powertools 7.1	Fixed	RHSA-2001:061

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2001-0556
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-cvjw-q229-564h

References

Patch 3

Advisory 1

SuSE-SA:2001:14

Other 1

http://www.nedit.org/archives/develop/2001-Feb/0391.html

Sources

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