kakoune — security advisory

{
  "id": "6bb944ddd36155d690d1e41464f3e1711ef94e54094b9ea575af1f17189104ef",
  "url": "https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2026-48120",
  "method": "structured",
  "payload": {
    "kind": "advisory",
    "title": "DEBIAN-CVE-2026-48120",
    "summary": "Kakoune is a code editor. Prior to version 2026.05.21, the bundled, enabled by default, `autorestore.kak` script can be exploited by malicious backup files leading to arbitrary kakoune and shell commands being executed by simply opening a file. Kakoune 2026.05.21 fixes the issue. As a workaround, add `autorestore-disable` to the user kakrc will disable the autorestore feature.",
    "evidence": "osv:DEBIAN-CVE-2026-48120",
    "products": [
      {
        "name": {
          "value": "kakoune",
          "evidence": "/affected/0/package/name"
        },
        "prerequisites": [],
        "fixed_versions": [],
        "affected_versions": [
          {
            "value": "2022.10.31-1",
            "evidence": "/affected/0/versions"
          },
          {
            "value": "2022.10.31-2",
            "evidence": "/affected/0/versions"
          },
          {
            "value": "2024.05.18-1",
            "evidence": "/affected/0/versions"
          },
          {
            "value": "2024.05.18-2",
            "evidence": "/affected/0/versions"
          },
          {
            "value": "2026.05.21-1",
            "evidence": "/affected/0/versions"
          },
          {
            "value": "2026.05.21-2",
            "evidence": "/affected/0/versions"
          }
        ]
      },
      {
        "name": {
          "value": "kakoune",
          "evidence": "/affected/1/package/name"
        },
        "prerequisites": [],
        "fixed_versions": [],
        "affected_versions": [
          {
            "value": "2024.05.18-2",
            "evidence": "/affected/1/versions"
          },
          {
            "value": "2026.05.21-1",
            "evidence": "/affected/1/versions"
          },
          {
            "value": "2026.05.21-2",
            "evidence": "/affected/1/versions"
          }
        ]
      },
      {
        "name": {
          "value": "kakoune",
          "evidence": "/affected/2/package/name"
        },
        "prerequisites": [],
        "fixed_versions": [
          {
            "value": "2026.05.21-1",
            "evidence": "/affected/2/ranges"
          }
        ],
        "affected_versions": [
          {
            "value": "2024.05.18-2",
            "evidence": "/affected/2/versions"
          }
        ]
      }
    ],
    "severity": "high",
    "structured": {
      "id": "DEBIAN-CVE-2026-48120",
      "aliases": [
        "DEBIAN-CVE-2026-48120"
      ],
      "metrics": [
        {
          "type": "CVSS_V3",
          "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H"
        }
      ],
      "affected": [
        {
          "ranges": [
            {
              "type": "ECOSYSTEM",
              "events": [
                {
                  "introduced": "0"
                }
              ]
            }
          ],
          "package": {
            "name": "kakoune",
            "purl": "pkg:deb/debian/kakoune?arch=source&distro=bookworm",
            "ecosystem": "Debian:12"
          },
          "versions": [
            "2022.10.31-1",
            "2022.10.31-2",
            "2024.05.18-1",
            "2024.05.18-2",
            "2026.05.21-1",
            "2026.05.21-2"
          ],
          "database_specific": {
            "source": "https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2026-48120.json"
          },
          "ecosystem_specific": {
            "urgency": "not yet assigned"
          }
        },
        {
          "ranges": [
            {
              "type": "ECOSYSTEM",
              "events": [
                {
                  "introduced": "0"
                }
              ]
            }
          ],
          "package": {
            "name": "kakoune",
            "purl": "pkg:deb/debian/kakoune?arch=source&distro=trixie",
            "ecosystem": "Debian:13"
          },
          "versions": [
            "2024.05.18-2",
            "2026.05.21-1",
            "2026.05.21-2"
          ],
          "database_specific": {
            "source": "https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2026-48120.json"
          },
          "ecosystem_specific": {
            "urgency": "not yet assigned"
          }
        },
        {
          "ranges": [
            {
              "type": "ECOSYSTEM",
              "events": [
                {
                  "introduced": "0"
                },
                {
                  "fixed": "2026.05.21-1"
                }
              ]
            }
          ],
          "package": {
            "name": "kakoune",
            "purl": "pkg:deb/debian/kakoune?arch=source&distro=forky",
            "ecosystem": "Debian:14"
          },
          "versions": [
            "2024.05.18-2"
          ],
          "database_specific": {
            "source": "https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2026-48120.json"
          },
          "ecosystem_specific": {
            "urgency": "not yet assigned"
          }
        }
      ],
      "modified": "2026-10-24T09:47:29.591721169Z",
      "provider": "osv",
      "upstream": [
        "CVE-2026-48120"
      ],
      "references": [
        "https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2026-48120"
      ]
    },
    "related_cves": [
      {
        "value": "CVE-2026-48120",
        "evidence": "/upstream"
      }
    ],
    "security_relevant": true,
    "severity_evidence": "/severity/0/score"
  },
  "source_id": "core-osv",
  "document_id": 428983,
  "published_at": "2026-08-07T23:17:04.117+00:00"
}