What is CVE-2026-45038?

CVE-2026-45038 is a high-severity vulnerability in Eugeny Tabby, classified under CWE-150. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2026-05-15.

How severe is CVE-2026-45038?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Eugeny Tabby

CVE-2026-45038

Tabby (formerly Terminus) is a highly configurable terminal emulator. Prior to 1.0.233, since Tabby does not escape control characters from file paths when dragging and dropping a file into it, code execution can be achieved. This vulnerability is fixed in 1.0.233.

Published 2026-05-15 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.002 (8.6th percentile), scored 2026-10-19.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 9th percentile — 8.6% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.002 · newest: 0.002 · change: +0.000

Affected products

Eugeny Tabby — versions < 1.0.233
Tabby

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-150

References

github.com/Eugeny/tabby/security/advisories/GHSA-m937-jm93-pfp6 (Exploit, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-45038?: CVE-2026-45038 is a high-severity vulnerability in Eugeny Tabby, classified under CWE-150. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2026-05-15.
How severe is CVE-2026-45038?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.