Out-of-bounds write in nnn
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- Active
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Attack requirements
- None
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · Low · Low
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
nnn is vulnerable to Out-of-Bound write vulnerability. Due to lack of validation of attacker-controlled length fields deserialized from a session file, a crafted session file can cause nnn to write data beyond the bounds of fixed-size global buffers when loaded with the -s option. An attacker who can place a malicious session file in the victim's nnn session directory can exploit this to corrupt adjacent global state. Maintainer of this project was notified about this vulnerability. It might has been addressed, but the maintainer did not provide a vulnerable version range. Only version 5.2 was tested and confirmed as vulnerable.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
No affected products listed by the sources yet.
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Vendor assessments
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-65609
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-r4wp-c597-23pf
References
More nnn vulnerabilities
- TI-2026-46775 Shell Command Injection in nnn CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 5.1
- TI-2026-46774 Shell Command Injection in nnn CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 5.1
- TI-2026-46773 Numeric Truncation Error in nnn CVSS 4.0LOW 2.4
Sources
- CVE-2026-65609 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-65609 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-r4wp-c597-23pf · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2026-65609 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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