RCE in Mattieb Dye
CVE-2026-35197
dye is a portable and respectful color library for shell scripts. Prior to 1.1.1, certain dye template expressions would result in execution of arbitrary code. This issue was discovered and fixed by dye's author, and is not known to be exploited. This vulnerability is fixed in 1.1.1.
Vulnerability class: RCE (Remote Code Execution)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 6.6 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.004 (33.9th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 34th percentile — 33.9% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.003 · newest: 0.004 · change: +0.001
Affected products
- Mattieb Dye — versions < 1.1.1
- Mattiebee Dye — versions 1.1.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- github.com/mattieb/dye/security/advisories/GHSA-3v4r-5vfh-3wjr (Vendor Advisory)
- mattiebee.io/dye-template-advisory (Exploit, Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2026-35197?
- CVE-2026-35197 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Mattieb Dye, classified under Code Injection. CVSS score: 6.6/10. Published 2026-04-06.
- How severe is CVE-2026-35197?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.6 out of 10.