What is CVE-2026-73480?

CVE-2026-73480 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Dundee Gdu, classified under Improper Encoding or Escaping of Output. CVSS score: 5.0/10. Published 2026-08-13.

How severe is CVE-2026-73480?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.0 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Dundee Gdu

CVE-2026-73480

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.

Published 2026-08-13 · last modified 2026-09-24.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.0 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.002 (5.6th percentile), scored 2026-09-28.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 6th percentile — 5.6% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.001 · newest: 0.002 · change: +0.001

Affected products

Dundee Gdu — versions 0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-116 — Improper Encoding or Escaping of Output

References

github.com/dundee/gdu (product)
github.com/dundee/gdu/commit/fe605ecd9ad0e0f1c7ba84131ddfa1c83c52406f (patch)
github.com/dundee/gdu/issues/615 (issue-tracking)
www.vulncheck.com/advisories/gdu-terminal-injection-via-unstripped-escape-seque… (third-party-advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-73480?: CVE-2026-73480 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Dundee Gdu, classified under Improper Encoding or Escaping of Output. CVSS score: 5.0/10. Published 2026-08-13.
How severe is CVE-2026-73480?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.0 out of 10.