Vulnerability in Inspektor-Gadget
CVE-2026-25996
Inspektor Gadget is a set of tools and framework for data collection and system inspection on Kubernetes clusters and Linux hosts using eBPF. String fields from eBPF events in columns output mode are rendered to the terminal without any sanitization of control characters or ANSI escape sequences. Therefore, a maliciously forged – partially or completely – event payload, coming from an observed container, might inject the escape sequences into the terminal of ig operators, with various effects. The columns output mode is the default when running ig run interactively.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.007 (52.6th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 53rd percentile — 52.6% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.006 · newest: 0.007 · change: +0.002
Affected products
- Inspektor-Gadget — versions < 0.49.1
- Linuxfoundation Inspektor Gadget
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- github.com/inspektor-gadget/inspektor-gadget/security/advisories/GHSA-34r5-6j7w… (Exploit, Vendor Advisory)
- github.com/inspektor-gadget/inspektor-gadget/commit/d59cf72971f9b7110d9c179dc8a… (Patch)
- github.com/inspektor-gadget/inspektor-gadget/releases/tag/v0.49.1 (Product, Release Notes)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2026-25996?
- CVE-2026-25996 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Inspektor-Gadget, classified under CWE-150. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2026-02-12.
- How severe is CVE-2026-25996?
- Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.