CVE-2026-110234 Elio through 1.13.0 Insecure Temporary File Creation in External Preview Command Capture
Local attackers can overwrite victim files via symlink attacks during media preview in Elio file manager.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2026-110234?
CVE-2026-110234 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in elio-fm elio, published on 13 Oct 2026. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
Elio through 1.13.0 contains an insecure temporary file vulnerability that allows local users to overwrite another user's files by pre-creating symbolic links at predictable capture paths. Attackers who know the victim's Elio process ID can plant a symlink so previewing media, fonts or archives truncates and overwrites victim-owned files.
Weakness: CWE-377
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-110234?
How do I fix CVE-2026-110234?
No fix has been published for CVE-2026-110234 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and resolve every user-supplied path against an allowed base folder before opening it. More about Path traversal.
Is CVE-2026-110234 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-110234 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-h249-j3v7-74fw.