gdu Terminal Injection via Unstripped Escape Sequences

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  "url": "https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2026-73480",
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  "payload": {
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    "title": "gdu Terminal Injection via Unstripped Escape Sequences",
    "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, enabling title spoofing, clipboard manipulation, or other terminal-dependent effects.",
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              "repo": "https://github.com/dundee/gdu",
              "type": "GIT",
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      "modified": "2026-10-28T02:30:34.546319158Z",
      "provider": "osv",
      "references": [
        "https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2026/73xxx/CVE-2026-73480.json",
        "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-73480",
        "https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/gdu-terminal-injection-via-unstripped-escape-sequences",
        "https://github.com/dundee/gdu/issues/615",
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  "source_id": "core-osv",
  "document_id": 501966,
  "published_at": "2026-08-13T21:07:18.686+00:00"
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