CVE-2026-119298 (GCVE-0-2026-119298)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-10-30 16:12 – Updated: 2026-10-30 18:35
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Title
croc: Overwrite-confirmation bypass via a crafted "croc-stdin-" filename on receive
Summary
croc is a tool that allows any two computers to simply and securely transfer files and folders. Prior to 11.5.2, the receive-side file-readiness loop in src/croc/croc.go treats any sender-controlled basename beginning with croc-stdin- as a trusted text-transfer artifact even when SendingText is false. This skips askReceiveOverwrite and rename handling for a predictable exact-name collision in the receiver's working directory, allowing a remote sender whose transfer the user accepts to overwrite or truncate a matching regular file through recipientInitializeFile, or to remove and replace a matching destination with an empty file or an in-directory symlink through createEmptyFileAndFinish, without confirmation. The impact is limited to pre-existing names in the croc-stdin- namespace that the sender can predict; other filenames retain the prompt, dotfiles outside that namespace are not reachable, and symlink targets remain confined to the receive directory. This issue is fixed in version 11.5.2.
Severity
4.2 (Medium)
SSVC
Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2026-10-30 18:25 UTC
CWE
- CWE-73 - External Control of File Name or Path
Assigner
References
4 references
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://github.com/schollz/croc/security/advisori… | x_refsource_CONFIRM |
| https://github.com/schollz/croc/pull/1327 | x_refsource_MISC |
| https://github.com/schollz/croc/commit/25fe49b6f1… | x_refsource_MISC |
| https://github.com/schollz/croc/releases/tag/v11.5.2 | x_refsource_MISC |
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