Powerlevel10k before 1.20.19 contains an insecure temporary directory vulnerability in the bundled gitstatus/install script that reuses attacker-creatable directories when mktemp fails. Local attackers can pre-create the predictable gitstatus-install.tmp directory to replace the extracted gitstatusd binary, which then executes with the victim's privileges.
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Fri, 06 Nov 2026 22:00:00 +0000

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First Time appeared Romkatv
Romkatv gitstatus
Romkatv powerlevel10k
Vendors & Products Romkatv
Romkatv gitstatus
Romkatv powerlevel10k

Wed, 04 Nov 2026 20:45:00 +0000

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Description Powerlevel10k before 1.20.19 contains an insecure temporary directory vulnerability in the bundled gitstatus/install script that reuses attacker-creatable directories when mktemp fails. Local attackers can pre-create the predictable gitstatus-install.tmp directory to replace the extracted gitstatusd binary, which then executes with the victim's privileges.
Title Powerlevel10k before 1.20.19 Insecure Temporary Directory via gitstatus Installer
Weaknesses CWE-377
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 6.7, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}

cvssV4_0

{'score': 5.4, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:H/AT:P/PR:L/UI:P/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N'}


cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: VulnCheck

Published: 2026-11-04T20:36:55.143Z

Updated: 2026-11-04T20:36:55.143Z

Reserved: 2026-11-04T18:13:12.891Z

Link: CVE-2026-122137

cve-icon Vulnrichment

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-11-04T21:18:09.807

Modified: 2026-11-04T21:18:09.807

Link: CVE-2026-122137

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