CVE•Published 2026-08-07•Modified 2026-09-09•1 article on news•6 live references•NVD data
CVE-2026-48120
Vulnerability data via NVD (ingested)
CVSS v3.1
8.6
HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS percentile
3
Exploit Prediction Scoring System · top 97% of all CVEs
Weaknesses (CWE)
Description
Kakoune is a code editor. Prior to version 2026.05.21, the bundled, enabled by default, `autorestore.kak` script can be exploited by malicious backup files leading to arbitrary kakoune and shell commands being executed by simply opening a file. Kakoune 2026.05.21 fixes the issue. As a workaround, add `autorestore-disable` to the user kakrc will disable the autorestore feature.
Timeline
Published 2026-08-07
Modified 2026-09-09
External references
Search for exposed instances
Shodan + Censys queries derived from NVD's CPE data. The vuln tag catches assets Shodan has explicitly linked to this CVE; the product / banner fingerprints find exposed instances even when the vuln tag was never applied (which is common).
More intel sources (5)
Shodan report
vuln:CVE-2026-48120Country / ASN / product breakdown for the vuln query.
Censys
vulnerabilities.cve_id: CVE-2026-48120Censys host search filtered to this CVE id.
grep.app
CVE-2026-48120Public source-code mentions — fast PoC discovery.
GitHub code
CVE-2026-48120GitHub code search for direct mentions.
Google dork
"CVE-2026-48120" exploit -site:nvd.nist.govWrite-ups and news, NVD excluded.
Known PoCs on GitHub
No public proof-of-concept repositories found for CVE-2026-48120 on GitHub.