2.4
LOW CVSS 4.0
CVE-2026-65610
Numeric Truncation Error in nnn
Description

nnn stores homelen variable as uchar_t, which can only represent values in the range 0-255. An attacker who can influence the victim's execution environment can provide an arbitrary HOME path with length that is truncated to 0. The expression (homelen - 1) is promoted to signed int and becomes -1 and producing an out-of-bounds read and an out-of-bounds write one byte before the path buffer.  Maintainer of this project was notified about this vulnerability. It might has been addressed, but the maintainer did not provide a vulnerable version range. Only version 5.2 was tested and confirmed as vulnerable.

INFO

Published Date :

Aug. 19, 2026, 2:17 p.m.

Last Modified :

Aug. 19, 2026, 2:17 p.m.

Remotely Exploit :

No
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2026-65610 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

No affected product recoded yet

CVSS Scores
The Common Vulnerability Scoring System is a standardized framework for assessing the severity of vulnerabilities in software and systems. We collect and displays CVSS scores from various sources for each CVE.
Score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Source
CVSS 4.0 LOW 4bb8329e-dd38-46c1-aafb-9bf32bcb93c6
CVSS 4.0 LOW [email protected]
Solution
Update the software to patch the buffer overflow vulnerability and prevent out-of-bounds reads/writes.
  • Update the affected software to the latest version.
  • Apply any available patches or security updates.
  • Recompile the software if necessary.
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2026-65610.

URL Resource
https://cert.pl/en/posts/2026/08/CVE-2026-65609
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2026-65610 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2026-65610 weaknesses.

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.

The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2026-65610 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

  • cert.pl
Vulnerabilities in nnn software

Vulnerabilities in nnn software CVE ID CVE-2026-65609 Publication date 19 August 2026 Vendor nnn Product nnn Vulnerable versions 5.2 Vulnerability type (CWE) Out-of-bounds write (CWE-787) Report sourc ... Read more

Published Date: Aug 19, 2026 (4 hours, 10 minutes ago)

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2026-65610 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • New CVE Received by [email protected]

    Aug. 19, 2026

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Affected [{'repo': 'https://github.com/jarun/nnn', 'vendor': 'nnn', 'product': 'nnn', 'versions': [{'status': 'affected', 'version': '5.2', 'versionType': 'git'}], 'defaultStatus': 'unknown'}]
    Added Description nnn stores homelen variable as uchar_t, which can only represent values in the range 0-255. An attacker who can influence the victim's execution environment can provide an arbitrary HOME path with length that is truncated to 0. The expression (homelen - 1) is promoted to signed int and becomes -1 and producing an out-of-bounds read and an out-of-bounds write one byte before the path buffer.  Maintainer of this project was notified about this vulnerability. It might has been addressed, but the maintainer did not provide a vulnerable version range. Only version 5.2 was tested and confirmed as vulnerable.
    Added CVSS V4.0 AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:A/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
    Added CWE CWE-197
    Added Reference https://cert.pl/en/posts/2026/08/CVE-2026-65609
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.