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CVE-2026-111802

A flaw was found in Nautilus.

Published Oct 16, 2026 · corrected/updated Oct 17, 2026 · Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux · evidence confidence high

A flaw was found in Nautilus. When a removable drive or disk image is unmounted or ejected, Nautilus prompts the user to empty the trash without verifying whether the trash directory paths are symbolic links. An attacker can exploit this flaw by tricking a user into mounting a crafted storage volume and confirming the prompt to empty the trash, leading to the arbitrary deletion of files accessible to that user.

Grounded briefings

Catalog interpretations for three audiences. Each brief cites ingested metadata and the original advisories below. They are not independent research and they do not invent exploit steps.

Executive

CVE-2026-111802 is a medium public vulnerability record for Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux. It is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited catalog. Check the linked vendor or CERT advisories for patch status. This summary is a catalog interpretation of the ingested metadata and cites the original advisories below.

System administrator

Identify whether Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux is in your estate, then compare installed versions with the affected ranges. Affected packages or ranges on record: nautilus (43.2-1, 43.4-1, 43.4-2); nautilus (48.3-2, 49.0-1, 49.1-1); nautilus (48.3-2, 49.0-1, 49.1-1). Check the linked vendor or CERT advisories for patch status. Prefer the vendor or distribution advisory linked in Sources before changing production systems. This is a catalog interpretation, not a runbook.

Security analyst

Signals on file: CVSS 6.6. It is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited catalog. Weakness classes: CWE-59. Sources contributing to this record: osv, redhat. Public exploit references, when present, are outbound links only and are not proof of active exploitation. This is a catalog interpretation of stored metadata.

Exploitation and remediation

  • Exploitation evidence

    Not listed as known exploited in CISA KEV. Not in CISA KEV or VulnCheck KEV.

  • Patch and remediation

    No required-action text is stored yet. Use the vendor or CERT links in Sources for patch availability.

  • Safe detection guidance

    Compare installed versions with the affected ranges below and verify the advisory from the original publisher. This site stores metadata and outbound links only; it does not ship exploit code or proof-of-concept payloads.

Technology hubs

Debian

Code

The project this record applies to. Exploit listings stay in References.

No public source repository is identified for this product.

Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. Oct 16, 2026 · Red Hat Security Data

    Detected

    nautilus: nautilus: Arbitrary File Deletion via Trash Symlink

  2. Oct 17, 2026 · OpenSSF OSV / OSV Scanner

    Updated

    A flaw was found in Nautilus. When a removable drive or disk image is unmounted or ejected, Nautilus prompts the user to empty the trash without verifying whether the trash directory paths are symbolic links. An attacker can exploit this flaw by tricking a user into mounting a crafted storage volume and confirming the prompt to empty the trash, leading to the arbitrary deletion of files accessible

Affected

  • Debian:12 nautilus43.2-1, 43.4-1, 43.4-2
  • Debian:13 nautilus48.3-2, 49.0-1, 49.1-1
  • Debian:14 nautilus48.3-2, 49.0-1, 49.1-1

Sources

References