An issue was discovered in Cinnamon 1.9.2 through 3.8.6.
Priority MEDIUM 40CWE-59Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
An issue was discovered in Cinnamon 1.9.2 through 3.8.6. The cinnamon-settings-users.py GUI runs as root and allows configuration of (for example) other users' icon files in _on_face_browse_menuitem_activated and _on_face_menuitem_activated. These icon files are written to the respective user's $HOME/.face location. If an unprivileged user prepares a symlink pointing to an arbitrary location, then this location will be overwritten with the icon content.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.02201 82nd 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 · 2
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 8.0 | Vulnerable | Debian |
| cpe:2.3:a:linuxmint:cinnamon:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.9.2 – 3.8.6 | Vulnerable | Linux Mint |
- cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.0 Vulnerable ·Debian
- cpe:2.3:a:linuxmint:cinnamon:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.9.2 – 3.8.6 Vulnerable ·Linux Mint
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Vendor assessments
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2018-13054
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-6g5m-97v8-hh8j
References
Sources
- CVE-2018-13054 · CVE Program
- CVE-2018-13054 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-6g5m-97v8-hh8j · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2018-13054 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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