CVE-2010-1160
GNU nano before 2.2.4 does not verify whether a file has been changed before it is overwritten in...
GNU nano before 2.2.4 does not verify whether a file has been changed before it is overwritten in a file-save operation, which allows local user-assisted attackers to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on an attacker-owned file that is being edited by the victim.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
GNU nano before 2.2.4 does not verify whether a file has been changed before it is overwritten in a file-save operation, which allows local user-assisted attackers to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on an attacker-owned file that is being edited by the victim.
- Record
CVE-2010-1160- CVSS 2.0
- 1.9 Low
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-59
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
GNU nano before 2.2.4 does not verify whether a file has been changed before it is overwritten in a file-save operation, which allows local user-assisted attackers to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on an attacker-owned file that is being edited by the victim.
- Record
CVE-2010-1160- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2010-1190 No score
GNU nano before 2.2.4 does not verify whether a file has been changed before it is overwritten in a file-save operation, which allows local user-assisted attackers to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on an attacker-owned file that is being edited by the victim.
- Record
EUVD-2010-1190- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-9v2x-x2qc-4cfg No score
GNU nano before 2.2.4 does not verify whether a file has been changed before it is overwritten in...
GNU nano before 2.2.4 does not verify whether a file has been changed before it is overwritten in a file-save operation, which allows local user-assisted attackers to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on an attacker-owned file that is being edited by the victim.
- Record
GHSA-9v2x-x2qc-4cfg- Weakness
- CWE-59
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV No score
GNU nano before 2.2.4 does not verify whether a file has been changed before it is overwritten in a file-save operation, which allows local user-assisted attackers to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on an attacker-owned file that is being edited by the victim.
- Record
CVE-2010-1160- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2010-1160 No score
GNU nano before 2.2.4 does not verify whether a file has been changed before it is overwritten in a file-save operation, which allows local user-assisted attackers to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on an attacker-owned file that is being edited by the victim.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2010-1160- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2024:10435-1 No score
nano-2.7.1-1.1 on GA media
These are all security issues fixed in the nano-2.7.1-1.1 package on the GA media of openSUSE Tumbleweed.
- Record
openSUSE-SU-2024:10435-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| affected, facts | ||
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2010-1160 is a low vulnerability (CVSS 1.9) in Gnu Nano, published April 16, 2010. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.37%, the 31st percentile. Fixed in nano 2.2.4-1.
