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Vulnerability record · CVE-2000-1109 · published 9 January 2001

CVE-2000-1109: Midnight commander vulnerability

Midnight Commander · Midnight Commander

Midnight Commander (mc) 4.5.51 and earlier does not properly process malformed directory names when a user opens a directory, which allows other local users to gain privileges by creating directories that contain special characters followed by the commands to be executed.

4.6 CVSS 2.0 Medium EPSS 0.34% · top 75.0%
4.6CVSS 2.0 base score
0.34%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
10References
16 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

Midnight Commander (mc) 4.5.51 and earlier does not properly process malformed directory names when a user opens a directory, which allows other local users to gain privileges by creating directories that contain special characters followed by the commands to be executed.

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Affected products

1 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-11/0373.html Vendor Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2001/dsa-036
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2001_011_mc.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/2016 Vendor Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/5929
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-11/0373.html Vendor Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2001/dsa-036
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2001_011_mc.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/2016 Vendor Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/5929

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2000-1109), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-10-03). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.