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CVE-2020-11867

Audacity through 2.3.3 saves temporary files to /var/tmp/audacity-$USER by default. After...

3.3 LowFix available

Audacity through 2.3.3 saves temporary files to /var/tmp/audacity-$USER by default. After Audacity creates the temporary directory, it sets its permissions to 755. Any user on the system can read and play the temporary audio .au files located there.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges needed
Low
User interaction
None

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
None
Availability
None

Exploit likelihood

0.47%Down 0.4 points since Apr 14, 2021
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

NVD Score used3.3

Audacity through 2.3.3 saves temporary files to /var/tmp/audacity-$USER by default. After Audacity creates the temporary directory, it sets its permissions to 755. Any user on the system can read and play the temporary audio .au files located there.

Record
CVE-2020-11867
CVSS 3.1
3.3 LowCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
CVSS 2.0
2.1 LowAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
Weakness
CWE-276
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE ListNo score

Audacity through 2.3.3 saves temporary files to /var/tmp/audacity-$USER by default. After Audacity creates the temporary directory, it sets its permissions to 755. Any user on the system can read and play the temporary audio .au files located there.

Record
CVE-2020-11867
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2020-4207No score

Audacity through 2.3.3 saves temporary files to /var/tmp/audacity-$USER by default. After Audacity creates the temporary directory, it sets its permissions to 755. Any user on the system can read and play the temporary audio .au files located there.

Record
EUVD-2020-4207
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-wrfq-hrw9-9rm3No score

Audacity through 2.3.3 saves temporary files to /var/tmp/audacity-$USER by default. After...

Audacity through 2.3.3 saves temporary files to /var/tmp/audacity-$USER by default. After Audacity creates the temporary directory, it sets its permissions to 755. Any user on the system can read and play the temporary audio .au files located there.

Record
GHSA-wrfq-hrw9-9rm3
Weakness
CWE-276
Updated
2026-11-02
OSV3.3

Audacity through 2.3.3 saves temporary files to /var/tmp/audacity-$USER by default. After Audacity creates the temporary directory, it sets its permissions to 755. Any user on the system can read and play the temporary audio .au files located there.

Record
CVE-2020-11867
CVSS 3.1
3.3 LowCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2020-118673.3

Audacity through 2.3.3 saves temporary files to /var/tmp/audacity-$USER by default. After Audacity creates the temporary directory, it sets its permissions to 755. Any user on the system can read and play the temporary audio .au files located there.

Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2020-11867
CVSS 3.1
3.3 LowCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
Updated
2026-11-02
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OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2020-118673.3

Audacity through 2.3.3 saves temporary files to /var/tmp/audacity-$USER by default. After Audacity creates the temporary directory, it sets its permissions to 755. Any user on the system can read and play the temporary audio .au files located there.

Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2020-11867
CVSS 3.1
3.3 LowCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVMGASA-2021-0001No score

Updated audacity package fixes security vulnerability

Audacity through 2.3.3 saves temporary files to /var/tmp/audacity-$USER by default. After Audacity creates the temporary directory, it sets its permissions to 755. Any user on the system can read and play the temporary audio .au files located there (CVE-2020-11867).

Record
MGASA-2021-0001
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2020:2261-1No score

Security update for audacity

This update for audacity fixes the following issues:

  • CVE-2020-11867: Avoid saving temporary files to /var/tmp/audacity-$USER by default, which permissions are set to 755. (bsc#1179449)
Record
openSUSE-SU-2020:2261-1
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVUSN-7211-1No score

audacity vulnerability

Mike Salvatore discovered that Audacity incorrectly handled default permissions of temporary files created by the application. An attacker could possibly use this issue to obtain sensitive information.

Record
USN-7211-1
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
audacity
Debian:12
before 2.4.2~dfsg0-4
2.4.2~dfsg0-4
audacity
Debian:13
before 2.4.2~dfsg0-4
2.4.2~dfsg0-4
audacity
Debian:14
before 2.4.2~dfsg0-4
2.4.2~dfsg0-4
audacity
Mageia:7
before 2.3.1-1.2.mga7
2.3.1-1.2.mga7
audacity
Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS
before 2.1.2-1ubuntu0.1~esm1, plus listed versions
2.0.6-2build12.0.6-2build22.1.2~rc2-12.1.2-1
2.1.2-1ubuntu0.1~esm1
audacity
Ubuntu:Pro:18.04:LTS
before 2.2.1-1ubuntu0.1~esm1, plus listed versions
2.1.2-22.2.0-1build12.2.0-22.2.1-1
2.2.1-1ubuntu0.1~esm1
audacity
Ubuntu:Pro:20.04:LTS
before 2.3.3-1ubuntu0.1~esm1, plus listed versions
2.3.2-22.3.3-12.3.3-1build1
2.3.3-1ubuntu0.1~esm1
audacity
SUSE:Package Hub 15 SP1
before 2.2.2-bp152.4.3.1
2.2.2-bp152.4.3.1
audacity
SUSE:Package Hub 15 SP2
before 2.2.2-bp152.4.3.1
2.2.2-bp152.4.3.1
audacity
openSUSE:Leap 15.1
before 2.2.2-bp152.4.3.1
2.2.2-bp152.4.3.1
audacity
openSUSE:Leap 15.2
before 2.2.2-bp152.4.3.1
2.2.2-bp152.4.3.1

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
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aliasesEUVD
first indexedCVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2020-11867 is a low vulnerability (CVSS 3.3) in Audacityteam Audacity, published November 30, 2020. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.47%, the 41st percentile. Fixed in audacity 2.4.2~dfsg0-4.

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