UNKNOWN Microsoft
CVE-2026-40556
Insecure Directory Permissions in GNU nano Leading to Privilege Abuse
Microsoft Security Update 2026-Apr: Insecure Directory Permissions in GNU nano Leading to Privilege Abuse
Affected Products
- azl3 nano 6.4-2 on Azure Linux 3.0
References
- https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-40556
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-40556
This unknown severity vulnerability was published on 2026-04-14 via Microsoft. Affected: azl3 nano 6.4-2 on Azure Linux 3.0.
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