PT-2026-69157
CVE-2026-48120
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Published
2026-08-07
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Updated
2026-10-23
Description by
CVSS 3.1
8.6
HighMetricsAV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions
Kakoune versions prior to 2026.05.21
Description
The bundled
autorestore.kak script, which is enabled by default, allows the execution of arbitrary shell and editor commands when a user opens a file if malicious backup files are present.Recommendations
Update to version 2026.05.21.
As a temporary workaround, add
autorestore-disable to the user kakrc to disable the autorestore feature. Found an issue in the description? Have something to add? Feel free to write us 👾