Vulnerability · Published May 15, 2026 · Assigned by GitHub_M

CVE-2026-45038Tabby: Dragging and Dropping a File into Tabby Can Lead to Code Execution

High 8.4

In plain English

A high-severity security flaw in tabby from Eugeny. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.2% (higher than 7% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS 4.0)8.4High

Exploit odds (30 days)0.2%top 92.6% of all CVEs

Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none

Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

Tabby (formerly Terminus) is a highly configurable terminal emulator. Prior to 1.0.233, since Tabby does not escape control characters from file paths when dragging and dropping a file into it, code execution can be achieved. This vulnerability is fixed in 1.0.233.

Affected products (as reported)

Vendor	Product	Versions
Eugeny	tabby	< 1.0.233

Weakness: CWE-150 · Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

References

https://github.com/Eugeny/tabby/security/advisories/GHSA-m937-jm93-pfp6 x_refsource_CONFIRM