CVE-2026-111802

A flaw was found in Nautilus. When a removable drive or disk image is unmounted or ejected, Nautilus prompts the user to empty the trash without verifying whether the trash directory paths are symbolic links. An attacker can exploit this flaw by tricking a user into mounting a crafted storage volume and confirming the prompt to empty the trash, leading to the arbitrary deletion of files accessible to that user.

CVSS v3 6.6 MEDIUM

6.6^/10

CVSS v3 : MEDIUM

Vector :

Exploitability : 1.3 / Impact : 5.2

Attack Vector LOCAL

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required LOW

User Interaction REQUIRED

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-111802
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2554410
https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/nautilus/-/merge_requests/2179

Configurations

No configuration.

History

16 Oct 2026, 23:17

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
New CVE

Information

Published : 2026-10-16 23:17

Updated : 2026-10-21 22:16

NVD link : CVE-2026-111802

Mitre link : CVE-2026-111802

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-111802

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Products Affected

No product.

CWE

CWE-59

Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')

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