Local memory corruption via unchecked session lengths
Published Aug 19, 2026 · Updated Aug 20, 2026
Out-of-bounds write in session loading in Arun Prakash Jana nnn 5.2 allows local users to corrupt process memory via a crafted session file. When nnn loads a named session with the -s option, it deserializes attacker-controlled length fields from the session file without validating them against fixed-size global buffers, so later writes run past buffer ends into adjacent global variables. Exploitation requires placement of a malicious session file in the victim's nnn session directory and user interaction to load it; published records describe state corruption and unpredictable behavior, with no public evidence of code execution or data disclosure.
Summary
What happened
Out-of-bounds write in session loading in Arun Prakash Jana nnn 5.2 allows local users to corrupt process memory via a crafted session file. When nnn loads a named session with the -s option, it deserializes attacker-controlled length fields from the session file without validating them against fixed-size global buffers, so later writes run past buffer ends into adjacent global variables. Exploitation requires placement of a malicious session file in the victim's nnn session directory and user interaction to load it; published records describe state corruption and unpredictable behavior, with no public evidence of code execution or data disclosure.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2026-65609
- Published
- Aug 19, 2026
- Updated
- Aug 20, 2026
- Vendor
- Arun Prakash Jana
- Product
- nnn
- Classifications
- CWE-787
- Attack vector
- local
- Privileges
- Unavailable
Timeline
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- Aug 19, 2026CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Aug 20, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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- Affected versionversion=5.2
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