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xfe — security advisory
X File Explorer (aka xfe) might allow local users to bypass intended access restrictions and gain access to arbitrary files by leveraging failure to use directory masks when creating files on Samba and NFS shares.
- Products
- xfe
- Affected versions
- Not specified
- Fixed versions
- 1.37-2
- CVEs
- CVE-2014-2079
- Confirmed fixed CVEs
- Not specified
- Updated in this feed
- 31 Oct 2026, 21:50 UTC · Revision 1
Source evidence
X File Explorer (aka xfe) might allow local users to bypass intended access restrictions and gain access to arbitrary files by leveraging failure to use directory masks when creating files on Samba and NFS shares.
osv:DEBIAN-CVE-2014-2079
xfe
Fixed versions: 1.37-2
xfe
Fixed versions: 1.37-2
xfe
Fixed versions: 1.37-2
Complete source record
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"modified": "2026-10-23T16:00:21.262521989Z",
"provider": "osv",
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"source_id": "core-osv",
"document_id": 414653,
"published_at": "2018-07-16T14:29:00.327+00:00"
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