Medium 5.0Published Aug 13, 2026

CVE-2026-73480gdu Terminal Injection via Unstripped Escape Sequences

Updated under an hour ago (2026-10-19 09:40 UTC)

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Exploited in the last 30 days

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.

CVSS: 5.0 MEDIUM (v3.1, CNA)CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Weakness (CWE): CWE-116
Known exploited: Not in CISA's KEV catalog
EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days): Not loaded for this CVE
Assigned by: VulnCheck
NVD analysis: Deferred
Record last updated: Sep 24, 2026
First seen by InfoSec Signals: Oct 9, 2026

Affected products

Affected products

dundee gdu dundee:gdu (from the name)	before fe605ec	CNA record

References

https://github.com/dundee/gdu/issues/615issue-tracking
https://github.com/dundee/gduproduct
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/gdu-terminal-injection-via-unstripped-escape-sequencesthird-party-advisory
https://github.com/dundee/gdu/commit/fe605ecd9ad0e0f1c7ba84131ddfa1c83c52406fpatch

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