# CVE-2026-46709: Tabby: Drag-and-drop path injection still allows RCE via shell command substitution (incomplete fix for CVE-2026-45038)

> Attackers can execute arbitrary shell commands by tricking users into dragging files with malicious names into the Tabby terminal emulator.

- **Severity:** High 7.8 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 15 Jul 2026
- **Updated:** 16 Jul 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-mq9v-2pgm-fxgh

## What is CVE-2026-46709?

CVE-2026-46709 is a high-severity command injection vulnerability in Eugeny tabby, published on 15 Jul 2026. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

Tabby (formerly Terminus) is a highly configurable terminal emulator. Prior to 1.0.234, Tabby inserts dropped file paths from tabby-electron/src/pathDrop.ts into the active shell without neutralizing command substitution metacharacters such as $(…) and `…`, so the incomplete CVE-2026-45038 fix for control characters still allows code execution when the victim presses Enter. This issue is fixed in version 1.0.234.

Weakness: CWE-78 (Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command), CWE-77 (Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in a Command)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-46709?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Tabby Tabby.

## How do I fix CVE-2026-46709?

No fix has been published for CVE-2026-46709 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2026-46709 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2026-46709 exists.

## Other vulnerabilities in Eugeny tabby

- [CVE-2026-45035](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-45035/): Tabby: RCE via `tabby://run` URL Scheme (critical 9.4)
- [CVE-2026-45038](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-45038/): Tabby: Dragging and Dropping a File into Tabby Can Lead to Code Execution (high 8.4)
- [CVE-2026-45037](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-45037/): Tabby: Unsafe protocol handler execution via terminal linkifier allows arbitrary OS protocol invocation (high 7.1)
- [CVE-2026-45036](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-45036/): Command injection in tabby (high 7.0)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2026-46709 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2026-46709 is a high-severity command injection vulnerability in Eugeny tabby, published on 15 Jul 2026. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2026-46709 exists.

Affected product: Eugeny tabby. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-46709/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-46709/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-46709
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-46709
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2026-46709

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-46709/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.