Synaesthesia 2.2 and earlier allows local users to execute arbitrary code via a symlink…
Priority LOW 32Published · Updated
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
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
Synaesthesia 2.2 and earlier allows local users to execute arbitrary code via a symlink attack on the configuration file.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00406 35th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed 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 · 4
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:synaesthesia:synaesthesia:2.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.1.0 | Vulnerable | Synaesthesia |
| cpe:2.3:a:synaesthesia:synaesthesia:2.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.1.1 | Vulnerable | Synaesthesia |
| cpe:2.3:a:synaesthesia:synaesthesia:2.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.1.2 | Vulnerable | Synaesthesia |
| cpe:2.3:a:synaesthesia:synaesthesia:2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.2 | Vulnerable | Synaesthesia |
- cpe:2.3:a:synaesthesia:synaesthesia:2.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.1.0 Vulnerable ·Synaesthesia
- cpe:2.3:a:synaesthesia:synaesthesia:2.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.1.1 Vulnerable ·Synaesthesia
- cpe:2.3:a:synaesthesia:synaesthesia:2.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.1.2 Vulnerable ·Synaesthesia
- cpe:2.3:a:synaesthesia:synaesthesia:2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.2 Vulnerable ·Synaesthesia
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2004-0160
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-7fvh-pvp6-2jmj
References
Patch 1
More Synaesthesia vulnerabilities
- TI-2005-00056 Synaesthesia 2.1 and earlier, and possibly other versions, when installed setuid root… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.2
Sources
- CVE-2004-0160 · CVE Program
- CVE-2004-0160 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-7fvh-pvp6-2jmj · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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