> CVE-2026-48120 [HIGH]

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PUBLISHED
2026-08-07 23:17
MODIFIED
2026-08-07 23:17
CVSS_SCORE V3
8.6
EPSS (Prob. Exploit)
0.20%
Top 90.9%
DATA SOURCES:
NVD đź”— 2026-08-08 CWE MITRE đź”— 2026-11-01 FIRST EPSS đź”— 2026-10-25 OSV đź”— 2026-09-14

> DESCRIPTION

Kakoune is a code editor. Prior to version 2026.05.21, the bundled, enabled by default, `autorestore.kak` script can be exploited by malicious backup files leading to arbitrary kakoune and shell commands being executed by simply opening a file. Kakoune 2026.05.21 fixes the issue. As a workaround, add `autorestore-disable` to the user kakrc will disable the autorestore feature.

> AFFECTED_PRODUCTS

ℹ️ Aucun produit affecté n'a encore été publié par NVD pour cette CVE.

> CVSS V3 METRICS

CVSS_VECTOR
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
EXPLOITABILITY
1.8
IMPACT
6.0

> MÉTRIQUES CVSS DÉTAILLÉES

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Métrique Valeur Interprétation
AV (Vecteur d'Attaque)
Attack Vector
Local (L)
Exploit nécessite un accès local au système
AC (Complexité d'Attaque)
Attack Complexity
Low (L)
Peu de conditions requises pour exploiter
PR (Privilèges Requis)
Privileges Required
None (N)
Aucune authentification requise
UI (Interaction Utilisateur)
User Interaction
Required (R)
NĂ©cessite une action utilisateur (clic lien, ouverture fichier, etc.)
S (Périmètre)
Scope
Changed (C)
Impact s'Ă©tend au-delĂ  du composant compromis
C (Impact Confidentialité)
Confidentiality Impact
High (H)
Divulgation totale d'informations
I (Impact Intégrité)
Integrity Impact
High (H)
Modification totale des données possible
A (Impact Disponibilité)
Availability Impact
High (H)
Interruption totale du service possible

> RÉSUMÉ DES IMPACTS

Confidentialité
High
Divulgation totale d'informations
Intégrité
High
Modification totale des données possible
Disponibilité
High
Interruption totale du service possible

> WEAKNESSES

CWE-74

> CWE DETAILED DESCRIPTIONS

CWE-74: Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component - The product constructs all or part of a command, data structure, or record using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify how it is parsed or interpreted when it is sent to a downstream component.

> OSV (GOOGLE OPEN SOURCE VULNERABILITIES)

Kakoune has a Critical RCE via Autorestore Backup Filename Injection

AFFECTED PACKAGES:
Unknown / Unknown
20 versions affected
ALIASES:
GHSA-h99r-h8cp-vwcq

> HISTORIQUE DES MODIFICATIONS

Première apparition
07/08/2026 23:17
Source: NVD
đź“Š ENRICHISSEMENT 01/11/2026 06:59
CWE
Champ modifié: Description CWE
Ancienne valeur:
CWE-74: Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component ('Injection') - The product constructs all or part of a command, data structure, or record using externally...
Nouvelle valeur:
CWE-74: Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component - The product constructs all or part of a command, data structure, or record using externally-influenced in...
đź“Š ENRICHISSEMENT 01/09/2026 06:02
CWE
Champ modifié: Description CWE
Ancienne valeur:
N/A
Nouvelle valeur:
CWE-74: Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component ('Injection') - The product constructs all or part of a command, data structure, or record using externally...
Total des modifications: 2 Dernière mise à jour: 2 days ago

> REFERENCES

https://github.com/mawww/kakoune/commit/25c7b13b244fd1ddacc63ecfe1784b5ebc2ba825
https://github.com/mawww/kakoune/security/advisories/GHSA-h99r-h8cp-vwcq
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