gnucash 2.0.4 and earlier allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink…
Priority LOW 17Published · 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
- None · Partial · Partial
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
gnucash 2.0.4 and earlier allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the (1) gnucash.trace, (2) qof.trace, and (3) qof.trace.[PID] temporary files.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00391 33rd 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
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2007-0007
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-c89j-cg9r-r78f
References
More Gnucash vulnerabilities
- TI-2010-03795 gnc-test-env in GnuCash 2.3.15 and earlier places a zero-length directory name in the… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 6.9
Sources
- CVE-2007-0007 · CVE Program
- CVE-2007-0007 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-c89j-cg9r-r78f · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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