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CVE-2020-5253

NetHack before version 3.6.0 allowed malicious use of escaping of characters in the configuration file (usually .nethackrc) which could be exploited. This bug is patched in NetHack 3.6.0.

  • Published: Mar 10, 2020
  • Updated: Nov 9, 2025
  • CVE: CVE-2020-5253
  • Severity: Low
  • Exploit:

CVSS v3:

  • Severity: Low
  • Score: 3.9
  • AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

CVSS v2:

  • Severity: High
  • Score: 7.5
  • AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

CWEs:

Software From Fixed in
nethack / nethack - 3.6.0