Is CVE-2010-1161 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2010-1161 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2010-1161?

CVE-2010-1161 has a CVSS v2 base score of 3.7 (LOW).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2010-1161?

CVE-2010-1161 has an EPSS score of 0.27% (19th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2010-1161?

Upgrade nano on debian 11 to 2.2.4-1 or later.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2010-1161

LOW

3.7

CVSS v2

NVD

Description

Race condition in GNU nano before 2.2.4, when run by root to edit a file that is not owned by root, allows local user-assisted attackers to change the ownership of arbitrary files via vectors related to the creation of backup files.

CWE-362Race Condition

How to fix

Remediation Available

nanoDebian

Fixed in:2.2.4-1CVE-2010-1161

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v2 Vector

No CVSS vector data available.

Exploit Intelligence

0.27%probability of exploitation in 30 days

19thpercentile

Low risk: more likely to be exploited than 19% of all known CVEs.

References

Vendor Advisory1

secunia.com

Other references5

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CVE-2018-15473	Medium	5.3	99%	-	Fix
CVE-2024-27983	High	8.2	87%	-	Fix
CVE-2014-0226	Medium	6.8	86%	-	Fix
CVE-2016-5195	High	7.0	84%	KEV	Fix

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2026-04-29.