CVE-2020-5253

LOW

NetHack <3.6.0 - Code Injection

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

NetHack before version 3.6.0 allowed malicious use of escaping of characters in the configuration file (usually .nethackrc) which could be exploited. This bug is patched in NetHack 3.6.0.

Scores

CVSS v3 3.9
EPSS 0.0021
EPSS Percentile 42.9%
Attack Vector LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Details

CWE
CWE-184 CWE-269
Status published
Products (1)
nethack/nethack < 3.6.0
Published Mar 10, 2020
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026