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CVE-2026-111802

Nautilus: nautilus: arbitrary file deletion via trash symlink

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published
Not listed in CISA KEV
None on Exploit-DB, Metasploit or GitHub
  • Exploitation: none
  • Automatable: no
  • Technical impact: partial

Summary

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.

Timeline

  1. CVE published
  2. CISA SSVC assessment

    Exploitation: none · Automatable: no · Technical impact: partial

  3. Record last updated

Affected versions

  • nautilus

    Version range not reported

  • nautilus

    Version range not reported

  • nautilus

    Version range not reported

  • nautilus

    Version range not reported

  • nautilus

    Version range not reported

References 3

access.redhat.com

bugzilla.redhat.com

gitlab.gnome.org