{"id":"CVE-2026-73480","title":"gdu fails to strip terminal escape sequences from directory and file names when printing paths after TUI exit","summary":"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, enabli…","severity":"medium","cvss":5,"cvssVector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N","cwe":["CWE-116"],"vendor":"dundee","product":"gdu","affected":["gdu < fe605ec"],"published":"2026-08-13","updated":"2026-09-24","sourceUpdated":"2026-09-24T20:06:30.133","source":"NVD","sourceUrl":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-73480","references":[{"url":"https://github.com/dundee/gdu","label":"disclosure@vulncheck.com"},{"url":"https://github.com/dundee/gdu/commit/fe605ecd9ad0e0f1c7ba84131ddfa1c83c52406f","label":"disclosure@vulncheck.com"},{"url":"https://github.com/dundee/gdu/issues/615","label":"disclosure@vulncheck.com"},{"url":"https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/gdu-terminal-injection-via-unstripped-escape-sequences","label":"disclosure@vulncheck.com"}],"tags":["nvd","cve.org"],"epss":0.0017,"epssPercentile":0.05536,"ssvc":{"exploitation":"none","automatable":"no","technicalImpact":"partial","timestamp":"2026-08-14T19:34:22.229575Z"},"ingestedAt":"2026-09-24T15:45:56.711Z","slug":"CVE-2026-73480","body":"## Overview\n\ngdu 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.\n\n## Remediation\n\nRefer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.","depth":"sunlit","depthScore":28,"depthScoreParts":{"impact":27.5,"likelihood":0,"exploitation":0,"ransomware":0},"changes":[]}