CVE-2010-1160

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.

Published: 2010-04-16 Last update: 2026-04-29 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2010-1160 is rated Low Risk (17.8/100): CVSS Low severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.37%). Low composite risk—no urgent action required; patch on your normal maintenance cycle and revisit priority if CVSS or EPSS increases.

Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2010-1160

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 0.04% 0.37% +0.32%
2 2026-04-12 0.08% 0.04% -0.04%
3 2025-03-17 — 0.08% —

Full EPSS history (5 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2010-1160

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
1.9 2.0 LOW
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N Click to expand
Access vector (AV:L)
Requires local access to the target system.
Access complexity (AC:M)
Exploitation needs some favorable conditions, but not exceptional ones.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:N)
No confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:N)
No availability impact.
 3.4 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2010-1160

OS Trackers for CVE-2010-1160

vendor priority summary link
debian low CVE-2010-1160 low priority: Debian including 1 source packages (nano), 5 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): resolved 5. https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2010-1160
gentoo normal CVE-2010-1160: 1 GLSA(s) (201006-08), 1 atom(s) (app-editors/nano); latest impact normal. https://bugs.gentoo.org/buglist.cgi?quicksearch=CVE-2010-1160
redhat low — https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2010-1160
ubuntu low CVE-2010-1160 low priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (nano), 17 status rows across 17 suites (dapper, hardy, intrepid, jaunty, karmic, lucid, maverick, natty, oneiric, precise, quantal, raring, saucy, trusty, upstream, utopic, vivid): not-affected 10, ignored 6, released 1. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2010-1160

Vendor comments (NVD) for CVE-2010-1160

  • Red Hat (2010-04-16T00:00:00)

    Red Hat is aware of this issue and is tracking it via the following bug: https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2010-1160 The Red Hat Security Response Team has rated this issue as having low security impact, a future update may address this flaw.

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2010-1160

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
gnu nano <= 2.2.3 cpe:2.3:a:gnu:nano:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
gnu nano 0.5.0 cpe:2.3:a:gnu:nano:0.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
gnu nano 0.5.1 cpe:2.3:a:gnu:nano:0.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
gnu nano 0.5.2 cpe:2.3:a:gnu:nano:0.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
gnu nano 0.5.3 cpe:2.3:a:gnu:nano:0.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
gnu nano 0.5.4 cpe:2.3:a:gnu:nano:0.5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
gnu nano 0.5.5 cpe:2.3:a:gnu:nano:0.5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
gnu nano 0.6.0 cpe:2.3:a:gnu:nano:0.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
gnu nano 0.6.1 cpe:2.3:a:gnu:nano:0.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
gnu nano 0.6.2 cpe:2.3:a:gnu:nano:0.6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
gnu nano 0.6.3 cpe:2.3:a:gnu:nano:0.6.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
gnu nano 0.6.4 cpe:2.3:a:gnu:nano:0.6.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
gnu nano 0.6.5 cpe:2.3:a:gnu:nano:0.6.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
gnu nano 0.6.6 cpe:2.3:a:gnu:nano:0.6.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
gnu nano 0.6.7 cpe:2.3:a:gnu:nano:0.6.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
gnu nano 0.6.8 cpe:2.3:a:gnu:nano:0.6.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
gnu nano 0.6.9 cpe:2.3:a:gnu:nano:0.6.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
gnu nano 0.7.0 cpe:2.3:a:gnu:nano:0.7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
gnu nano 0.7.1 cpe:2.3:a:gnu:nano:0.7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
gnu nano 0.7.2 cpe:2.3:a:gnu:nano:0.7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
gnu nano 0.7.3 cpe:2.3:a:gnu:nano:0.7.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
gnu nano 0.7.4 cpe:2.3:a:gnu:nano:0.7.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
gnu nano 0.7.5 cpe:2.3:a:gnu:nano:0.7.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
gnu nano 0.7.6 cpe:2.3:a:gnu:nano:0.7.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
gnu nano 0.7.7 cpe:2.3:a:gnu:nano:0.7.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
gnu nano 0.7.8 cpe:2.3:a:gnu:nano:0.7.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
gnu nano 0.7.9 cpe:2.3:a:gnu:nano:0.7.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
gnu nano 0.8.0 cpe:2.3:a:gnu:nano:0.8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
gnu nano 0.8.1 cpe:2.3:a:gnu:nano:0.8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
gnu nano 0.8.2 cpe:2.3:a:gnu:nano:0.8.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
gnu nano 0.8.3 cpe:2.3:a:gnu:nano:0.8.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
gnu nano 0.8.4 cpe:2.3:a:gnu:nano:0.8.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
gnu nano 0.8.5 cpe:2.3:a:gnu:nano:0.8.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
gnu nano 0.8.6 cpe:2.3:a:gnu:nano:0.8.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
gnu nano 0.8.7 cpe:2.3:a:gnu:nano:0.8.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
gnu nano 0.8.8 cpe:2.3:a:gnu:nano:0.8.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
gnu nano 0.8.9 cpe:2.3:a:gnu:nano:0.8.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
gnu nano 0.9.0 cpe:2.3:a:gnu:nano:0.9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
gnu nano 0.9.1 cpe:2.3:a:gnu:nano:0.9.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
gnu nano 0.9.2 cpe:2.3:a:gnu:nano:0.9.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
gnu nano 0.9.3 cpe:2.3:a:gnu:nano:0.9.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
gnu nano 0.9.4 cpe:2.3:a:gnu:nano:0.9.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
gnu nano 0.9.5 cpe:2.3:a:gnu:nano:0.9.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
gnu nano 0.9.6 cpe:2.3:a:gnu:nano:0.9.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
gnu nano 0.9.7 cpe:2.3:a:gnu:nano:0.9.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
gnu nano 0.9.8 cpe:2.3:a:gnu:nano:0.9.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
gnu nano 0.9.9 cpe:2.3:a:gnu:nano:0.9.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
gnu nano 0.9.10 cpe:2.3:a:gnu:nano:0.9.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
gnu nano 0.9.11 cpe:2.3:a:gnu:nano:0.9.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
gnu nano 0.9.12 cpe:2.3:a:gnu:nano:0.9.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
gnu nano 0.9.13 cpe:2.3:a:gnu:nano:0.9.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
gnu nano 0.9.14 cpe:2.3:a:gnu:nano:0.9.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
gnu nano 0.9.15 cpe:2.3:a:gnu:nano:0.9.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
gnu nano 0.9.16 cpe:2.3:a:gnu:nano:0.9.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
gnu nano 0.9.17 cpe:2.3:a:gnu:nano:0.9.17:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
gnu nano 0.9.18 cpe:2.3:a:gnu:nano:0.9.18:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
gnu nano 0.9.19 cpe:2.3:a:gnu:nano:0.9.19:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
gnu nano 0.9.20 cpe:2.3:a:gnu:nano:0.9.20:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
gnu nano 0.9.21 cpe:2.3:a:gnu:nano:0.9.21:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
gnu nano 0.9.22 cpe:2.3:a:gnu:nano:0.9.22:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
gnu nano 0.9.23 cpe:2.3:a:gnu:nano:0.9.23:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
gnu nano 0.9.24 cpe:2.3:a:gnu:nano:0.9.24:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
gnu nano 0.9.25 cpe:2.3:a:gnu:nano:0.9.25:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
gnu nano 0.9.99pre1 cpe:2.3:a:gnu:nano:0.9.99pre1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
gnu nano 0.9.99pre2 cpe:2.3:a:gnu:nano:0.9.99pre2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
gnu nano 0.9.99pre3 cpe:2.3:a:gnu:nano:0.9.99pre3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
gnu nano 1.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:gnu:nano:1.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
gnu nano 1.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:gnu:nano:1.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
gnu nano 1.0.2 cpe:2.3:a:gnu:nano:1.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
gnu nano 1.0.3 cpe:2.3:a:gnu:nano:1.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
gnu nano 1.0.4 cpe:2.3:a:gnu:nano:1.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
gnu nano 1.0.5 cpe:2.3:a:gnu:nano:1.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
gnu nano 1.0.6 cpe:2.3:a:gnu:nano:1.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
gnu nano 1.0.7 cpe:2.3:a:gnu:nano:1.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
gnu nano 1.0.8 cpe:2.3:a:gnu:nano:1.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
gnu nano 1.0.9 cpe:2.3:a:gnu:nano:1.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
gnu nano 1.1.0 cpe:2.3:a:gnu:nano:1.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
gnu nano 1.1.1 cpe:2.3:a:gnu:nano:1.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
gnu nano 1.1.2 cpe:2.3:a:gnu:nano:1.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
gnu nano 1.1.3 cpe:2.3:a:gnu:nano:1.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2010-1160

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