CVE-2026-73480 json
gdu Terminal Injection via Unstripped Escape Sequences
published 2026-08-13 2 mo ago modified 2026-09-24 45 d ago also EUVD-2026-58477
- cvss
- 5.0
- version 3.1, CNA
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.2%
- EPSS 0.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 6%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
gdu fails to strip terminal escape sequences from directory and file names when printing paths after TUI exit. Attackers can craft malicious directory or file names containing escape sequences that are interpreted by the terminal, enabling title spoofing, clipboard manipulation, or other terminal-dependent effects.
Patch / fix
Vendor advisories
What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.
red hat product security vex CVE-2026-73480 updated cvss 5.0
github.com/dundee/gdu: gdu: Terminal Injection via Unstripped Escape Sequences
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Red Hat All currently supported Red Hat productsnot affected: vulnerable code not present
Red Hat CSAF VEX © Red Hat, Inc., from https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/; changed: reduced to product statuses and remediations. CC BY 4.0 · csaf
CISA SSVC
- Exploitation
- none
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- partial
- Assessed
- 2 mo ago
Exploit prediction
0.17% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 6% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | 4.0 | 4.8 | CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N |
| CNA | 3.1 | 5.0 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N |
| CNA | 4.0 | 4.8 | CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X |
Affected products
- dundee gdu
Classification
- Weakness
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- CWE-116 Improper Encoding or Escaping of Output
References
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github.com
/dundee/gdu/commit/fe605ecd9ad0e0f1c7ba84131ddfa1c83c52406f
patch
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github.com
/dundee/gdu/issues/615
issue-tracking
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github.com
/dundee/gdu
product
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vulncheck.com
/advisories/gdu-terminal-injection-via-unstripped-escape-sequences
third-party-advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2026-73480
- NVD CVE-2026-73480
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