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GHSA-8FJQ-3X3V-5FGG

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-08-13 21:36 – Updated: 2026-08-13 21:36

Details

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.

Severity

5.0 (Medium)


                  
                    CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

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

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CVE-2026-73480 (GCVE-0-2026-73480)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-08-13 21:07 – Updated: 2026-08-14 19:36

Title

gdu Terminal Injection via Unstripped Escape Sequences

Summary

Severity

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

5 (Medium)


                        
                          CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

SSVC

Exploitation: none Automatable: no Technical Impact: partial

CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)

Decision recorded 2026-08-14 19:34 UTC

CWE

CWE-116 - Improper Encoding or Escaping of Output

Assigner

VulnCheck

References

4 references

URL	Tags
https://github.com/dundee/gdu/issues/615	issue-tracking
https://github.com/dundee/gdu	product
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/gdu-terminal…	third-party-advisory
https://github.com/dundee/gdu/commit/fe605ecd9ad0…	patch

Impacted products

1 product

Vendor	Product	Version
dundee	gdu	Affected: 0 , < fe605ec (custom)

Date Public

2026-08-13 00:00

Credits

George Chen

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GHSA-8FJQ-3X3V-5FGG

CVE-2026-73480 (GCVE-0-2026-73480)

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