Exploitation Summary
EIP tracks 1 public exploit for EIP-2026-102843. PoCs published by Jeremy Brown.
AI-analyzed exploit summary This exploit leverages a symbolic link vulnerability in Geany 0.18's build script generation to overwrite arbitrary files. The script creates a symlink in the target working directory, which Geany follows when writing its run script, leading to file overwrite.
Description
Geany .18 - Local File Overwrite
Exploits (1)
exploitdb
WORKING POC
VERIFIED
by Jeremy Brown · bashlocallinux
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/10060
This exploit leverages a symbolic link vulnerability in Geany 0.18's build script generation to overwrite arbitrary files. The script creates a symlink in the target working directory, which Geany follows when writing its run script, leading to file overwrite.
Classification
Working Poc 100%
Attack Type
Other
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target:
Geany 0.18
No auth needed
Prerequisites:
Ability to create symbolic links in the target directory · Geany 0.18 executing a program in the target directory
MITRE ATT&CK
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 18, 2026
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Details
Status
pre_cve
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026