CVE catalog

CVE-2014-2906

fish: CVE-2014-2906

Severity: High · CVSS 7CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Published: Sep 24, 2019, 10:13:43 AM UTC
Source: [NVD] · [CVE record]
EPSS: 0.31% · Oct 25, 2026

The psub function in fish (aka fish-shell) 1.16.0 before 2.1.1 does not properly create temporary files, which allows local users to execute arbitrary commands via a temporary file with a predictable name.

Vulnerable and fixed packages

Distribution-reported package versions and fixes. These do not depend on matching against the OpenFactory package catalog.

Distribution	Package	Release	Version	Status
Debian	fish	sid	`4.9.3-1`	fixed
Debian	fish	forky	`4.9.3-1`	fixed
Debian	fish	trixie	`4.0.2-1`	fixed
Debian	fish	bookworm	`3.6.0-3.1+deb12u1`	fixed

Fixed-version evidence

Distribution	Package	Type	Release	Fixed version	Urgency	Origin	Bugs
Debian	fish	source	sid	`2.1.1-1`	low	Not reported	[746259]
Debian	fish	source	forky	`2.1.1-1`	low	Not reported	[746259]
Debian	fish	source	trixie	`2.1.1-1`	low	Not reported	[746259]
Debian	fish	source	bookworm	`2.1.1-1`	low	Not reported	[746259]

[Debian bug #746259]

OpenFactory catalog packages

[Debian 12 (Bookworm)]

[fish]Fixed
Details (2)
- 3.6.0-3.1+deb12u1 · amd64 · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 2.1.1-1
  dsa · fish · debian · bookworm; dsa · fish · debian · 12
- 3.6.0-3.1+deb12u1 · arm64 · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 2.1.1-1
  dsa · fish · debian · bookworm; dsa · fish · debian · 12
[fish-common]Fixed
Source package: [fish]
Details (2)
- 3.6.0-3.1+deb12u1 · all · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 2.1.1-1
  dsa · fish · debian · bookworm; dsa · fish · debian · 12
- 3.6.0-3.1+deb12u1 · all · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 2.1.1-1
  dsa · fish · debian · bookworm; dsa · fish · debian · 12

[Debian 13 (Trixie)]

[fish]Fixed
Details (2)
- 4.0.2-1 · amd64 · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 2.1.1-1
  dsa · fish · debian · 13
- 4.0.2-1 · arm64 · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 2.1.1-1
  dsa · fish · debian · 13
[fish-common]Fixed
Source package: [fish]
Details (2)
- 4.0.2-1 · all · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 2.1.1-1
  dsa · fish · debian · 13
- 4.0.2-1 · all · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 2.1.1-1
  dsa · fish · debian · 13

Observed: Oct 23, 2026, 5:10:27 PM UTC

References

[Debian Security Tracker] · [FIRST EPSS] · [OSV Package Vulnerability Database] · [SUSE security advisories and VEX]