Description
Powerlevel10k before 1.20.19 contains an insecure temporary directory vulnerability in the bundled gitstatus/install script that reuses attacker-creatable directories when mktemp fails. Local attackers can pre-create the predictable gitstatus-install.tmp directory to replace the extracted gitstatusd binary, which then executes with the victim's privileges.
Published: 2026-11-04
Score: 5.4 Medium
EPSS: n/a
KEV: No
AI Analysis

Analysis and contextual insights are available on OpenCVE Cloud.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record.

Additional remediation guidance may be available on OpenCVE Cloud.

Tracking

Sign in to view the affected projects.

Advisories

No advisories yet.

History

Wed, 04 Nov 2026 20:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description Powerlevel10k before 1.20.19 contains an insecure temporary directory vulnerability in the bundled gitstatus/install script that reuses attacker-creatable directories when mktemp fails. Local attackers can pre-create the predictable gitstatus-install.tmp directory to replace the extracted gitstatusd binary, which then executes with the victim's privileges.
Title Powerlevel10k before 1.20.19 Insecure Temporary Directory via gitstatus Installer
Weaknesses CWE-377
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 6.7, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}

cvssV4_0

{'score': 5.4, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:H/AT:P/PR:L/UI:P/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N'}

Subscriptions

No data.

cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: VulnCheck

Published:

Updated: 2026-11-04T20:36:55.143Z

Reserved: 2026-11-04T18:13:12.891Z

Link: CVE-2026-122137

cve-icon Vulnrichment

No data.

cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-11-04T21:18:09.807

Modified: 2026-11-04T21:18:09.807

Link: CVE-2026-122137

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses