Midnight Commander (mc) 4.8.5 does not properly handle the (1) MC_EXT_SELECTED or (2)…
Priority LOW 27CWE-20Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- High
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Partial · Partial · Partial
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
Midnight Commander (mc) 4.8.5 does not properly handle the (1) MC_EXT_SELECTED or (2) MC_EXT_ONLYTAGGED environment variables when multiple files are selected, which allows user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via a crafted file name.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.01867 79th 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:midnight-commander:midnight_commander:4.8.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.8.5 | Vulnerable | Midnight-commander |
- cpe:2.3:a:midnight-commander:midnight_commander:4.8.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.8.5 Vulnerable ·Midnight-commander
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Low. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
Not affected: 2 products
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2012-4463
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-rmf6-73g7-v4xm
References
Other 5
- [oss-security] 20121003 Re: CVE Request (minor) -- mc: Improper sanitization of MC_EXT_SELECTED variable when viewing multiple files
- https://www.midnight-commander.org/ticket/2913
- https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=436518#c7
- [oss-security] 20121003 CVE Request (minor) -- mc: Improper sanitization of MC_EXT_SELECTED variable when viewing multiple files
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=862813
More Midnight-commander Midnight Commander vulnerabilities
- TI-2021-14724 An issue was discovered in Midnight Commander through 4.8.26. CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
Sources
- CVE-2012-4463 · CVE Program
- CVE-2012-4463 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-rmf6-73g7-v4xm · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2012-4463 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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