Vulnerability · Published Sep 13, 2026 · Assigned by VulnCheck
CVE-2026-90773procs through 0.14.12 Terminal Escape Sequence Injection via Command
Low 3.2
In plain English
A low-severity security flaw in procs from dalance. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.1% (higher than 4% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS 3.1)3.2Low
Exploit odds (30 days)0.1%top 96.1% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
procs through 0.14.12 fails to sanitize escape sequences in process command lines before displaying them in the Command column. Local attackers can execute processes with malicious ANSI or OSC escape sequences in their command line arguments, which are written unmodified to other users' terminals for interpretation by terminal emulators.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian:13 | rust-procs | no fix listed | DEBIAN-CVE-2026-90773 |
| Debian:14 | rust-procs | no fix listed | DEBIAN-CVE-2026-90773 |
| Ubuntu:26.04:LTS | rust-procs | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2026-90773 |
| Ubuntu:26.10 | rust-procs | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2026-90773 |
Affected products (as reported)
Weakness: CWE-150 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:N
References
- GitHub Issue #950 issue-tracking
- https://github.com/dalance/procs product
- https://github.com/dalance/procs/blob/v0.14.12/src/columns/command.rs technical-description
- https://github.com/dalance/procs/commit/a064cec7d59f69a636d38e247824245dcd3a9836 patch
- VulnCheck Advisory: procs through 0.14.12 Terminal Escape Sequence Injection via Command third-party-advisory