monero-wallet-gui in Monero GUI before 0.17.1.0 includes the .
Priority LOW 34CWE-427Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-427.
Summary
monero-wallet-gui in Monero GUI before 0.17.1.0 includes the . directory in an embedded RPATH (with a preference ahead of /usr/lib), which allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse library in the current working directory.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00334 26th 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
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2020-26947
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-84vm-7xwp-67qq
References
More getmonero Monero vulnerabilities
- TI-2018-02940 Deserialization of untrusted data in https://github.com/sabelnikov Epee CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2025-19714 Monero through 0.18.3.4 before ec74ff4 does not have response limits on HTTP server connections. CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.6
Sources
- CVE-2020-26947 · CVE Program
- CVE-2020-26947 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-84vm-7xwp-67qq · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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