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gdu Terminal Injection via Unstripped Escape Sequences

Type: advisorySource: Official CVE List1 source record

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.

Announced Source revision 1
Original source ↗

CVE-2026-73480

Primary source · Revision 1

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Security context

Source reference: cve:CVE-2026-73480

gdu

Source reference: /containers/cna/affected/0/product

Affected versions
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Fixed versions
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Prerequisites
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Structured affected-version data

Original package identities and version rules from this source.

[
  {
    "vendor": "dundee",
    "product": "gdu",
    "versions": [
      {
        "status": "affected",
        "version": "0",
        "lessThan": "fe605ec",
        "versionType": "custom"
      }
    ],
    "packageURL": "pkg:golang/github.com/dundee/gdu/v5",
    "defaultStatus": "affected"
  }
]
Related CVEs
CVE-2026-73480

Source reference: /cveMetadata/cveId

Publisher severity

medium

Source reference: /containers/cna/metrics

Event
#966 · Revision 1
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