CVE-2000-1109
Midnight Commander (mc) 4.5.51 and earlier does not properly process malformed directory names...
Midnight Commander (mc) 4.5.51 and earlier does not properly process malformed directory names when a user opens a directory, which allows other local users to gain privileges by creating directories that contain special characters followed by the commands to be executed.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Midnight Commander (mc) 4.5.51 and earlier does not properly process malformed directory names when a user opens a directory, which allows other local users to gain privileges by creating directories that contain special characters followed by the commands to be executed.
- Record
CVE-2000-1109- CVSS 2.0
- 4.6 Medium
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Midnight Commander (mc) 4.5.51 and earlier does not properly process malformed directory names when a user opens a directory, which allows other local users to gain privileges by creating directories that contain special characters followed by the commands to be executed.
- Record
CVE-2000-1109- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2000-1094 No score
Midnight Commander (mc) 4.5.51 and earlier does not properly process malformed directory names when a user opens a directory, which allows other local users to gain privileges by creating directories that contain special characters followed by the commands to be executed.
- Record
EUVD-2000-1094- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-22v9-p596-vfhg No score
Midnight Commander (mc) 4.5.51 and earlier does not properly process malformed directory names...
Midnight Commander (mc) 4.5.51 and earlier does not properly process malformed directory names when a user opens a directory, which allows other local users to gain privileges by creating directories that contain special characters followed by the commands to be executed.
- Record
GHSA-22v9-p596-vfhg- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2000-1109 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.6) in Midnight Commander Commander, published January 9, 2001. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.34%, the 27th percentile. No source names a fixed version.