CVE-2026-73480 gdu Terminal Injection via Unstripped Escape Sequences
Attackers can inject terminal escape sequences via malicious filenames in gdu, enabling title spoofing or clipboard manipulation.
- 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
- None listed
What is CVE-2026-73480?
CVE-2026-73480 is a medium-severity vulnerability in dundee gdu, published on 13 Aug 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
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.
Weakness: CWE-116
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-73480?
How do I fix CVE-2026-73480?
No fix has been published for CVE-2026-73480 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2026-73480 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-73480 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2026-73480, GHSA-8fjq-3x3v-5fgg, UBUNTU-CVE-2026-73480.