CVE-2026-73480
gdu Terminal Injection via Unstripped Escape Sequences
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.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- Passive
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
gdu Terminal Injection via Unstripped Escape Sequences
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.
- Record
CVE-2026-73480- CVSS 4.0
- 4.8 Medium
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 - CVSS 3.1
- 5.0 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-116
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2026-58477
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.
- Record
EUVD-2026-58477- CVSS 4.0
- 4.8 Medium
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 - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-8fjq-3x3v-5fgg
gdu fails to strip terminal escape sequences from directory and file names when printing paths...
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.
- Record
GHSA-8fjq-3x3v-5fgg- CVSS 4.0
- 4.8 Medium
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 - CVSS 3.1
- 5.0 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-116
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
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.
- Record
CVE-2026-73480- CVSS 4.0
- 4.8 Medium
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 - CVSS 3.1
- 5.0 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-116
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
gdu Terminal Injection via Unstripped Escape Sequences
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.
- Record
CVE-2026-73480- CVSS 4.0
- 4.8 Medium
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 - Weakness
- CWE-116
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2026-73480
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.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2026-73480- CVSS 4.0
- 4.8 Medium
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 - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2026-73480
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.
- Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2026-73480- CVSS 4.0
- 4.8 Medium
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 - CVSS 3.1
- 5.0 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
gduDebian:12 |
All versions, plus listed versions 5.22.0-15.25.0-15.34.0-15.34.1-15.34.2-15.34.3-15.34.4-15.36.1-1 |
None known |
gduDebian:13 |
All versions, plus listed versions 5.25.0-15.34.0-15.34.1-15.34.2-15.34.3-15.34.4-15.36.1-1 |
None known |
gduDebian:14 |
All versions, plus listed versions 5.25.0-15.34.0-15.34.1-15.34.2-15.34.3-15.34.4-15.36.1-1 |
None known |
gduUbuntu:22.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 4.6.3-15.9.0-15.10.0-15.10.1-15.11.0-1 Show 5 moreShow less5.12.1-15.13.2-15.13.2-1ubuntu0.22.04.15.13.2-1ubuntu0.22.04.25.13.2-1ubuntu0.22.04.3 |
None known |
gduUbuntu:24.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 5.22.0-1build15.25.0-15.25.0-1ubuntu0.24.04.15.25.0-1ubuntu0.24.04.25.25.0-1ubuntu0.24.04.3 |
None known |
gduUbuntu:26.10 |
All versions, plus listed versions 5.25.0-1build15.36.1-1 |
None known |
gduUbuntu:26.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 5.25.0-15.25.0-1build1 |
None known |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2026-73480 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.8) in Dundee Gdu, published August 13, 2026. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.17%, the 6th percentile. No source names a fixed version.