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TI-2026-73453 Aliases CVE-2026-110237GHSA-vf53-5m97-qg59

Unverified IPC FIFO in Vifm lets local users run commands as others

Priority LOW 32CWE-283Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
Passive
Attack complexity
Low
Attack requirements
None
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

Vifm from 0.8.1-beta through 0.14.4 reuses an existing IPC FIFO in the shared temporary directory without checking who owns it (CWE-283). A local user with low privileges can pre-create a world-writable FIFO, so commands sent through it run with the privileges of the victim who uses Vifm.

Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-28

Description from the CNA

Vifm 0.8.1-beta through 0.14.4 reuses a pre-existing IPC FIFO in the shared temporary directory without checking ownership, allowing local users to execute commands as another user. Attackers can pre-create a world-writable vifm-ipc-vifm FIFO and write IPC packets with -c and ! shell commands that execute with the victim's privileges.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00149 4th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
None
Automatable
No
Technical impact
Total

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
vifmvifm0.8.1-beta – 0.14.4—No fix listedCNA
  • vifm Vendorvifm Affected 0.8.1-beta – 0.14.4 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

Remediation

The sources list no fixed version for vifm.

Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-28

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

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Not affected: 1 product
  • Red Hat

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-13 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-110237
  2. 2026-10-13 Alias added: GHSA-vf53-5m97-qg59
  3. 2026-10-14 Priority changed: MEDIUM → LOW
  4. 2026-10-18 CISA SSVC decision points changed
  5. 2026-10-18 Affected versions changed · Red Hat
  6. 2026-10-18 CVSS score added · Red Hat

References

Advisory 1

Other 3

Sources

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