{"id":"CVE-2026-73035","title":"npm-check-updates through 23.0.2, fixed in commit b554b84, contains a terminal escape sequence injection vulnerability that allows an attacker to embed arbitrary terminal control characters in a dependency's package.json homepage or repo…","summary":"npm-check-updates through 23.0.2, fixed in commit b554b84, contains a terminal escape sequence injection vulnerability that allows an attacker to embed arbitrary terminal control characters in a dependency's package.json homepage or repo…","severity":"medium","cvss":4.3,"cvssVector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N","cwe":["CWE-150"],"published":"2026-08-10","updated":"2026-09-24","sourceUpdated":"2026-09-24T20:43:32.537","source":"NVD","sourceUrl":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-73035","references":[{"url":"https://github.com/raineorshine/npm-check-updates/commit/b554b84848fc0b08a9d2b3d3db15e351387168cf","label":"disclosure@vulncheck.com"},{"url":"https://github.com/raineorshine/npm-check-updates/issues/1988","label":"disclosure@vulncheck.com"},{"url":"https://github.com/raineorshine/npm-check-updates/pull/1994","label":"disclosure@vulncheck.com"},{"url":"https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/npm-check-updates-terminal-injection-via-unsanitized-escape-sequences","label":"disclosure@vulncheck.com"}],"tags":["nvd"],"epss":0.00374,"epssPercentile":0.28507,"ingestedAt":"2026-09-24T20:51:40.190Z","slug":"CVE-2026-73035","body":"## Overview\n\nnpm-check-updates through 23.0.2, fixed in commit b554b84, contains a terminal escape sequence injection vulnerability that allows an attacker to embed arbitrary terminal control characters in a dependency's package.json homepage or repository URL fields. When a developer runs ncu with the --format homepage or --format repo option, unfiltered escape sequences are written directly to the terminal, enabling malicious output manipulation or other terminal-dependent effects.\n\n## Remediation\n\nRefer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.","depth":"sunlit","depthScore":24,"depthScoreParts":{"impact":23.7,"likelihood":0.1,"exploitation":0,"ransomware":0},"changes":[]}