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CVE-2026-49134: steipete CodexBar · Insecure Temporary File

Affects steipete CodexBarSource CVE Database V5

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Not known to be exploited · CVSS 7.5 High : upgrade to 0.32.0 soon.

Data as of 30 Oct 2026, 11:52 UTC

CVSS 4.0 base score
7.5High
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.
EPSS
0.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 19% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
Patch
Available – fixed in 0.32.0
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:N/PR:L/UI:P/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 1 Jun 2026

  2. Detectable: no evidence on record.

    No public nuclei template indexed

  3. Weaponized: no evidence on record.

    No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB

  4. Exploited in the wild: no evidence on record.

    Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation

  5. Observed by OffSeq Mirage: no evidence on record.

    No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors

A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 30 Oct 2026.

What to do

Upgrade steipete/CodexBar and CodexBar to 0.32.0.

Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
steipeteCodexBarAffected
  • <0.32.0
Fixed in–
GitHubsteipete/CodexBarpkg:github/steipete/CodexBarOther threatsAffected
  • <0.32.0
Fixed in
  • 0.32.0
GitHubCodexBarpkg:github/CodexBarOther threatsAffected
  • <0.32.0
Fixed in
  • 0.32.0

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AI-suggested

If you cannot patch yet, avoid running the vulnerable installer in environments where local users share privileges or have access.

Description

CodexBar prior to 0.32.0 contains a privilege escalation vulnerability in the CLI installer that allows local attackers to execute arbitrary commands as root by exploiting a race condition in temporary file handling. The installer creates a temporary file with mktemp, writes a privileged shell payload into it, and executes it with administrator privileges via bash, allowing a same-user local process to rewrite the installer body before the administrator prompt is approved, causing attacker-controlled commands to run as root.

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