CVE-2026-110237

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.

CVSS v3 7.3 HIGH

7.3^/10

CVSS v3 : HIGH

Vector :

Exploitability : 1.3 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector LOCAL

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required LOW

User Interaction REQUIRED

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://github.com/vifm/vifm/blob/v0.14.4/src/ipc.c#L394-L443
https://github.com/vifm/vifm/blob/v0.14.4/src/ipc.c#L866-L874
https://github.com/vifm/vifm/releases/tag/v0.14.4
https://hackmd.io/@1ExmmukzRMWN7B4gQ4W-4Q/SkX7Pmiofg
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/vifm-0.8.1-beta-through-0.14.4-unverified-ipc-fifo-ownership-allows-cross-user-command-execution

Configurations

No configuration.

History

13 Oct 2026, 19:18

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
New CVE

Information

Published : 2026-10-13 19:18

Updated : 2026-10-17 02:17

NVD link : CVE-2026-110237

Mitre link : CVE-2026-110237

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-110237

JSON object : View

Products Affected

No product.

CWE

CWE-283

Unverified Ownership

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