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medium 6.6

CVE-2026-111802 json

Nautilus: nautilus: arbitrary file deletion via trash symlink

published 2026-10-16 23 d ago modified 2026-11-06 2 d ago also EUVD-2026-103191

cvss
6.6
version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
0.2%
EPSS 0.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 5%
public exploits
0
none known

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.

Patch / fix

Vendor advisories

What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.

red hat product security vex CVE-2026-111802 updated cvss 6.6

nautilus: nautilus: Arbitrary File Deletion via Trash Symlink

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 nautilus-extensions, nautilus 47.6-3.el10
    affected: workaround, no fix planned “Mitigation if available: Do not choose "Empty" or remove the ability to "Empty Trash" upon ejecting USB devices”
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 nautilus, nautilus-extensions, nautilus 47.6-3.el10 Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 nautilus, nautilus-extensions, nautilus 47.6-3.el10 Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 nautilus-extensions, nautilus 47.6-3.el10 Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 nautilus 47.6-3.el10
    affected: workaround, no fix available “Mitigation if available: Do not choose "Empty" or remove the ability to "Empty Trash" upon ejecting USB devices”

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CISA SSVC

Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Technical impact
partial
Assessed
18 d ago

Exploit prediction

0.16% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 5% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
CNA 3.1 6.6 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H

Affected products

  • Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10
  • Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
  • Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
  • Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
  • Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-59 Improper Link Resolution Before File Access

References

Sources

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