CVE-2026-65612 (GCVE-0-2026-65612)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-08-19 13:21 – Updated: 2026-08-20 15:57 X_Open Source
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Title
Shell Command Injection in nnn
Summary
nnn does not sanitize the filename variable. An attacker can place a file with a crafted name on a shared filesystem, removable media, or inside an extracted archive whose name contains a single quote followed by shell syntax. If the victim navigates
to that file and opens it with preview-tabbed, the filename is embedded into the generated shell command and the injected payload executes with the privileges of the nnn process.
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.
Severity
SSVC
Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2026-08-20 15:32 UTC
CWE
- CWE-78 - Improper neutralization of special elements used in an OS command ('OS command injection')
Assigner
References
1 reference
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