fusermount in FUSE before 2.7.5, and 2.8.x before 2.8.2, allows local users to unmount an…
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
- Will not fix Red Hat: no fix planned
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat.
Summary
fusermount in FUSE before 2.7.5, and 2.8.x before 2.8.2, allows local users to unmount an arbitrary FUSE filesystem share via a symlink attack on a mountpoint.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00394 33rd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Will not fix Red Hat: no fix planned
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 · 25
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:fuse:fuse:1.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.9 | Vulnerable | Fuse |
| cpe:2.3:a:fuse:fuse:2.0:pre0:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.0 pre0 | Vulnerable | Fuse |
| cpe:2.3:a:fuse:fuse:2.0:pre1:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.0 pre1 | Vulnerable | Fuse |
| cpe:2.3:a:fuse:fuse:2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.1 | Vulnerable | Fuse |
| cpe:2.3:a:fuse:fuse:2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.2 | Vulnerable | Fuse |
| cpe:2.3:a:fuse:fuse:2.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.2.1 | Vulnerable | Fuse |
| cpe:2.3:a:fuse:fuse:2.3:pre:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.3 pre | Vulnerable | Fuse |
| cpe:2.3:a:fuse:fuse:2.3:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.3 rc1 | Vulnerable | Fuse |
| cpe:2.3:a:fuse:fuse:2.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.3.0 | Vulnerable | Fuse |
| cpe:2.3:a:fuse:fuse:2.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.4.0 | Vulnerable | Fuse |
- cpe:2.3:a:fuse:fuse:1.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.9 Vulnerable ·Fuse
- cpe:2.3:a:fuse:fuse:2.0:pre0:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0 pre0 Vulnerable ·Fuse
- cpe:2.3:a:fuse:fuse:2.0:pre1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0 pre1 Vulnerable ·Fuse
- cpe:2.3:a:fuse:fuse:2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.1 Vulnerable ·Fuse
- cpe:2.3:a:fuse:fuse:2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.2 Vulnerable ·Fuse
- cpe:2.3:a:fuse:fuse:2.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.2.1 Vulnerable ·Fuse
- cpe:2.3:a:fuse:fuse:2.3:pre:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.3 pre Vulnerable ·Fuse
- cpe:2.3:a:fuse:fuse:2.3:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.3 rc1 Vulnerable ·Fuse
- cpe:2.3:a:fuse:fuse:2.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.3.0 Vulnerable ·Fuse
- cpe:2.3:a:fuse:fuse:2.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.4.0 Vulnerable ·Fuse
Show 15 more CPE
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:fuse:fuse:2.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.4.1 | Vulnerable | Fuse |
| cpe:2.3:a:fuse:fuse:2.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.4.2 | Vulnerable | Fuse |
| cpe:2.3:a:fuse:fuse:2.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.5.0 | Vulnerable | Fuse |
| cpe:2.3:a:fuse:fuse:2.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.5.1 | Vulnerable | Fuse |
| cpe:2.3:a:fuse:fuse:2.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.5.2 | Vulnerable | Fuse |
| cpe:2.3:a:fuse:fuse:2.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.5.3 | Vulnerable | Fuse |
| cpe:2.3:a:fuse:fuse:2.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.6.0 | Vulnerable | Fuse |
| cpe:2.3:a:fuse:fuse:2.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.6.1 | Vulnerable | Fuse |
| cpe:2.3:a:fuse:fuse:2.6.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.6.3 | Vulnerable | Fuse |
| cpe:2.3:a:fuse:fuse:2.6.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.6.5 | Vulnerable | Fuse |
| cpe:2.3:a:fuse:fuse:2.7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.7.0 | Vulnerable | Fuse |
| cpe:2.3:a:fuse:fuse:2.7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.7.1 | Vulnerable | Fuse |
| cpe:2.3:a:fuse:fuse:2.7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.7.2 | Vulnerable | Fuse |
| cpe:2.3:a:fuse:fuse:2.7.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.7.3 | Vulnerable | Fuse |
| cpe:2.3:a:fuse:fuse:2.7.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.7.4 | Vulnerable | Fuse |
- cpe:2.3:a:fuse:fuse:2.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.4.1 Vulnerable ·Fuse
- cpe:2.3:a:fuse:fuse:2.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.4.2 Vulnerable ·Fuse
- cpe:2.3:a:fuse:fuse:2.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.5.0 Vulnerable ·Fuse
- cpe:2.3:a:fuse:fuse:2.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.5.1 Vulnerable ·Fuse
- cpe:2.3:a:fuse:fuse:2.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.5.2 Vulnerable ·Fuse
- cpe:2.3:a:fuse:fuse:2.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.5.3 Vulnerable ·Fuse
- cpe:2.3:a:fuse:fuse:2.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.6.0 Vulnerable ·Fuse
- cpe:2.3:a:fuse:fuse:2.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.6.1 Vulnerable ·Fuse
- cpe:2.3:a:fuse:fuse:2.6.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.6.3 Vulnerable ·Fuse
- cpe:2.3:a:fuse:fuse:2.6.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.6.5 Vulnerable ·Fuse
- cpe:2.3:a:fuse:fuse:2.7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.7.0 Vulnerable ·Fuse
- cpe:2.3:a:fuse:fuse:2.7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.7.1 Vulnerable ·Fuse
- cpe:2.3:a:fuse:fuse:2.7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.7.2 Vulnerable ·Fuse
- cpe:2.3:a:fuse:fuse:2.7.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.7.3 Vulnerable ·Fuse
- cpe:2.3:a:fuse:fuse:2.7.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.7.4 Vulnerable ·Fuse
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Low. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | Affected | No fix planned: Will not fix |
Not affected: 1 product
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2010-0789
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-fgrw-x4f3-89h8
References
Patch 3
More Fuse vulnerabilities
- TI-2011-00469 Certain legacy functionality in fusermount in fuse 2.8.5 and earlier, when util-linux… CVSS 2.0LOW 3.3
- TI-2011-00468 fusermount in fuse 2.8.5 and earlier does not perform a chdir to / before performing a… CVSS 2.0LOW 3.3
- TI-2011-00467 fuse 2.8.5 and earlier does not properly handle when /etc/mtab cannot be updated, which… CVSS 2.0LOW 3.3
- TI-2005-01763 FUSE 2.x before 2.3.0 does not properly clear previously used memory from unfilled pages… CVSS 2.0LOW 2.1
Sources
- CVE-2010-0789 · CVE Program
- CVE-2010-0789 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-fgrw-x4f3-89h8 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2010-0789 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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