CVE-2026-5053

HIGH

NoMachine External Control of File Path Arbitrary File Deletion Vulnerability

Title source: cna
STIX 2.1

Description

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