Audacity through 2.3.3 saves temporary files to /var/tmp/audacity-$USER by default.
Priority LOW 17CWE-276Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · None · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
Audacity through 2.3.3 saves temporary files to /var/tmp/audacity-$USER by default. After Audacity creates the temporary directory, it sets its permissions to 755. Any user on the system can read and play the temporary audio .au files located there.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00475 41st percentileScored 2026-11-08
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:audacityteam:audacity:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | up to 2.3.3 | Vulnerable | Audacityteam |
| cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:33:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 33 | Vulnerable | Fedoraproject |
| cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:34:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 34 | Vulnerable | Fedoraproject |
- cpe:2.3:a:audacityteam:audacity:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 2.3.3 Vulnerable ·Audacityteam
- cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:33:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 33 Vulnerable ·Fedoraproject
- cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:34:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 34 Vulnerable ·Fedoraproject
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Vendor assessments
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2020-11867
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-wrfq-hrw9-9rm3
References
Sources
- CVE-2020-11867 · CVE Program
- CVE-2020-11867 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-wrfq-hrw9-9rm3 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2020-11867 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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