Vulnerability record/PUBLISHED/Published Oct 16, 2026 22:03:50 UTC

CVE-2026-111802

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.

Base score6.6/ 10

SeverityMediumCVSS 3.1

Exploitability / impact

CVSS metric breakdown

Vector-derived attributes

Base severityMedium

Attack vectorLocalAV

Attack complexityLowAC

Privileges requiredLowPR

User interactionRequiredUI

ScopeUnchangedS

Confidentiality impactNoneC

Integrity impactHighI

Availability impactHighA

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

CVSS communicates standardized severity and impact characteristics. It does not establish whether a system is exploitable in your specific environment.

Record context

CVE Numbering Authorityredhat

Last updatedNov 1, 2026 03:49:46 UTC

PublishedOct 16, 2026 22:03:50 UTC

ReservedOct 16, 2026 19:49:47 UTC

Credits

Red Hat would like to thank Corey Berla for reporting this issue.