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CVE-2026-5054 Details

Description

NoMachine External Control of File Path Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows local attackers to escalate privileges on affected installations of NoMachine. An attacker must first obtain the ability to execute low-privileged code on the target system in order to exploit this vulnerability. The specific flaw exists within the handling of command line parameters. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of a user-supplied path prior to using it in file operations. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to escalate privileges and execute arbitrary code in the context of root. Was ZDI-CAN-28630.

Metrics

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

CNA: [email protected]CVSS-B:7.8 HIGHVector:CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URLSource(s)Tag(s)
https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-26-248/ [email protected]Third Party Advisory

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-IDCWE NameSource
CWE-73External Control of File Name or Path[email protected]

Affected Products

ProductVersions
nomachine nomachine
< 9.4.14

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:a:nomachine:nomachine:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.

Change History

4 change records found show changes

QUICK INFO

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2026-5054
NVD Published Date:
Apr 11, 2026
NVD Last Modified:
Jun 17, 2026
Source:
[email protected]