common/snapshots.py in Back In Time (aka backintime) 0.9.26 changes certain permissions…
Priority LOW 31CWE-732Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
common/snapshots.py in Back In Time (aka backintime) 0.9.26 changes certain permissions to 0777 before deleting the files in an old backup snapshot, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information by reading these files, or interfere with backup integrity by modifying files that are shared across snapshots.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00302 23rd 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 · 3
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:le-web:backintime:0.9.26:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.9.26 | Vulnerable | Le-web |
| cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 10 | Vulnerable | Fedoraproject |
| cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 11 | Vulnerable | Fedoraproject |
- cpe:2.3:a:le-web:backintime:0.9.26:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.9.26 Vulnerable ·Le-web
- cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 10 Vulnerable ·Fedoraproject
- cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 11 Vulnerable ·Fedoraproject
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Vendor assessments
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2009-3611
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-vvf9-jwf6-834q
References
Patch 2
Advisory 3
Sources
- CVE-2009-3611 · CVE Program
- CVE-2009-3611 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-vvf9-jwf6-834q · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2009-3611 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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