Vulnerability · Published Aug 13, 2026 · Assigned by VulnCheck
CVE-2026-73480gdu Terminal Injection via Unstripped Escape Sequences
Medium 5.0
In plain English
A medium-severity security flaw in gdu from dundee. 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 6% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS 3.1)5.0Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.2%top 93.6% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
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.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian:12 | gdu | no fix listed | DEBIAN-CVE-2026-73480 |
| Debian:13 | gdu | no fix listed | DEBIAN-CVE-2026-73480 |
| Debian:14 | gdu | no fix listed | DEBIAN-CVE-2026-73480 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | gdu | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2026-73480 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | gdu | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2026-73480 |
| Ubuntu:26.04:LTS | gdu | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2026-73480 |
| Ubuntu:26.10 | gdu | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2026-73480 |
Affected products (as reported)
Weakness: CWE-116 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
References
- GitHub Issue #615 issue-tracking
- Product Repository product
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/gdu-terminal-injection-via-unstripped-escape-sequences third-party-advisory
- Patch Commit patch