EIP-2026-102920

PRE-CVE

Man Utility 2.3.19 - Local Compression Program Privilege Escalation

Title source: legacy
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for EIP-2026-102920. PoCs published by Sebastian Krahmer.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This exploit leverages a vulnerability in the 'man' command where insufficient sanity checks on user-defined compression programs allow arbitrary code execution with 'man' user privileges. It creates a malicious compressor and shell binary to escalate privileges to the 'man' user.

Description

Man Utility 2.3.19 - Local Compression Program Privilege Escalation

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC VERIFIED
by Sebastian Krahmer · perllocallinux
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/23168

This exploit leverages a vulnerability in the 'man' command where insufficient sanity checks on user-defined compression programs allow arbitrary code execution with 'man' user privileges. It creates a malicious compressor and shell binary to escalate privileges to the 'man' user.

Classification
Working Poc 95%
Attack Type
Lpe
Complexity
Moderate
Reliability
Reliable
Target: man (version not specified)
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Access to a system with vulnerable 'man' command · Ability to write files to /tmp and user's home directory
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

Details

Status pre_cve
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026