{"cve":"CVE-2010-1161","nvd":{"published":"2010-04-16T19:30:00.493","modified":"2026-06-16T23:17:38.020","status":"Modified","description":"Race condition in GNU nano before 2.2.4, when run by root to edit a file that is not owned by root, allows local user-assisted attackers to change the ownership of arbitrary files via vectors related to the creation of backup files.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":null,"cwes":["CWE-362"],"references":["http://drosenbe.blogspot.com/2010/03/nano-as-root.html","http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/nano-devel/2010-04/msg00000.html","http://secunia.com/advisories/39444","http://svn.savannah.gnu.org/viewvc/trunk/nano/ChangeLog?revision=4503&root=nano&view=markup","http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/04/14/4"],"products":["gnu:nano"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T19:55:32.599380760+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2010-1161","score":0.00277,"percentile":0.20203,"date":"2026-10-31"},"kev":null,"osv":[],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}