CVE-2026-6843

· NIST NVD ↗

A flaw was found in nano. A local user could exploit a format string vulnerability in the `statusline()` function. By creating a directory with a name containing `printf` specifiers, the application attempts to display this name, leading to a segmentation fault (SEGV). This results in a Denial of Service (DoS) for the `nano` application.

MEDIUM
CVSS severity
5.5
CVSS base score
2026-04-22
Published

CWE codes

CWE-134

Sources