CVE-2026-5053
HIGHNoMachine External Control of File Path Arbitrary File Deletion Vulnerability
Title source: cnaDescription
NoMachine External Control of File Path Arbitrary File Deletion Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows local attackers to delete arbitrary files 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 environment variables. 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 delete files in the context of root. Was ZDI-CAN-28644.
References (1)
Core 1
Core References
X_Research Advisory x_research-advisory
ZDI-26-247
https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-26-247/
Scores
CVSS v3
7.1
EPSS
0.0015
EPSS Percentile
4.5%
Attack Vector
LOCAL
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H
CISA SSVC
Vulnrichment
Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Technical Impact
partial
Details
CWE
CWE-73
Status
published
Products (2)
nomachine/nomachine
< 9.4.14
NoMachine/NoMachine
9.3.7
Published
Apr 11, 2026
Tracked Since
Apr 11, 2026