CVE-2026-111802

Published: Oct 16, 2026Modified: Oct 21, 2026

6.6

Vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H

Exploitability: 1.3 / Impact: 5.2

Source: secalert@redhat.com (Secondary)

Description

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.

Related CWEs

CWE-59

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

The product attempts to access a file based on the filename, but it does not properly prevent that filename from identifying a link or shortcut that resolves to an unintended resource.

References (3)

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-111802

Source: secalert@redhat.com

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2554410

Source: secalert@redhat.com

https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/nautilus/-/merge_requests/2179

Source: secalert@redhat.com

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