Merkaartor 0.14 allows local users to append data to arbitrary files via a symlink attack…
Priority LOW 16CWE-59Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Medium
- 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
Merkaartor 0.14 allows local users to append data to arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the /tmp/merkaartor.log temporary file.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00322 25th 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 · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:merkaartor:merkaartor:0.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.14 | Vulnerable | Merkaartor |
- cpe:2.3:a:merkaartor:merkaartor:0.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.14 Vulnerable ·Merkaartor
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Vendor assessments
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2009-4193
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-gq9c-43ph-f77c
References
Sources
- CVE-2009-4193 · CVE Program
- CVE-2009-4193 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-gq9c-43ph-f77c · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2009-4193 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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