CVE-2026-73480

MEDIUMPre-NVD 5.05.0—
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

Score 5.0 from GitHub Security Advisory published 2026-08-13. a secondary CVSS source baseline 5.0; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: epss, ghsa, secondary
Trending — 3 sources updated this week
5.0EG
EchelonGraph verdictMonitorLow exploitation likelihood right now — keep watching.
  • Lower severity and no public exploit yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: 0%CVSS: 5.0Exploit: None knownExposed: 0

No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.

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.

CVSS v3
5.0
EG Score
5.0(medium)
EG Risk
23(Track)
EG Risk 23/100SSVC: Track

EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).

How it’s computed
Severity50% × 45%
Exploitation0% × 40%
Automatability0% × 15%
Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence.
EPSS PROB
0%
EPSS %ILE
2%
KEV
Not listed

Published

August 13, 2026

Last Modified

August 14, 2026

Advisory Details (4)

Auto-updated Aug 13, 2026
Upstream fix merged — awaiting tagged release. Sources: github_commit.
generic

Path printed on quit isn't stripped of terminal escape sequences, allowing injection via a crafted directory name · Issue #615 · dundee/gdu · GitHub

https://github.com/dundee/gdu/issues/615
github_commit

commit fe605ecd9ad0 (dundee/gdu)

Fix landed in dundee/gdu commit fe605ecd9ad0 — awaiting tagged release

https://github.com/dundee/gdu/commit/fe605ecd9ad0e0f1c7ba84131ddfa1c83c52406f
generic

gdu Terminal Injection via Unstripped Escape Sequences | Advisories | VulnCheck

https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/gdu-terminal-injection-via-unstripped-escape-sequences
generic

GitHub - dundee/gdu: Fast disk usage analyzer with console interface written in Go · GitHub

https://github.com/dundee/gdu

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-73480(1)

These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.

Affected Packages

(3 across 3 ecosystems)
Debian:12(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
gdu5.22.0-1 ... 5.36.1-1 (8 versions)——
Debian:13(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
gdu5.25.0-1 ... 5.36.1-1 (7 versions)——
Debian:14(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
gdu5.25.0-1 ... 5.36.1-1 (7 versions)——

Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 17× in last 7d / 74× in last 30d)

Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.

  1. 2026-09-18 23:43 UTCEG score recompute
  2. 2026-09-18 23:43 UTCGHSA enrichment
  3. 2026-09-18 19:28 UTCEPSS rescore
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  11. 2026-09-16 01:05 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  13. 2026-09-15 00:49 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  15. 2026-09-14 01:31 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  17. 2026-09-13 02:13 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  20. 2026-09-12 02:54 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  23. 2026-09-11 03:35 UTCGHSA enrichment
  24. 2026-09-10 09:35 UTCEPSS rescore
  25. 2026-09-10 04:17 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  1. 2026-09-09 04:51 UTCEG score recompute
  2. 2026-09-09 04:51 UTCGHSA enrichment
  3. 2026-09-08 22:01 UTCEPSS rescore
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  5. 2026-09-07 22:29 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  7. 2026-09-06 23:11 UTCGHSA enrichment
  8. 2026-09-06 13:48 UTCEPSS rescore
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  10. 2026-09-05 23:46 UTCGHSA enrichment
  11. 2026-09-05 00:28 UTCEG score recompute
  12. 2026-09-05 00:28 UTCGHSA enrichment
  13. 2026-09-04 05:07 UTCEPSS rescore
  14. 2026-09-03 23:07 UTCGHSA enrichment
  15. 2026-09-02 22:59 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  17. 2026-09-01 20:49 UTCGHSA enrichment
  18. 2026-09-01 13:54 UTCEPSS rescore
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  22. 2026-08-31 21:31 UTCGHSA enrichment
  23. 2026-08-30 19:18 UTCEPSS rescore
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  26. 2026-08-30 14:24 UTCGHSA enrichment
  27. 2026-08-30 01:22 UTCEPSS rescore
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  29. 2026-08-29 15:03 UTCGHSA enrichment
  30. 2026-08-28 21:42 UTCEPSS rescore
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  32. 2026-08-28 12:12 UTCGHSA enrichment
  33. 2026-08-27 14:25 UTCEPSS rescore
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  35. 2026-08-27 12:54 UTCGHSA enrichment
  36. 2026-08-26 14:47 UTCEPSS rescore
  37. 2026-08-26 13:36 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  39. 2026-08-25 14:15 UTCGHSA enrichment
  40. 2026-08-25 13:49 UTCEPSS rescore
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  42. 2026-08-24 14:57 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  46. 2026-08-21 23:49 UTCEPSS rescore
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  48. 2026-08-21 17:03 UTCGHSA enrichment
  49. 2026-08-20 22:56 UTCEPSS rescore
  50. 2026-08-20 17:44 UTCGHSA enrichment
  51. 2026-08-19 18:26 UTCEG score recompute
  52. 2026-08-19 18:26 UTCGHSA enrichment
  53. 2026-08-19 17:04 UTCEPSS rescore
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  55. 2026-08-18 18:28 UTCGHSA enrichment
  56. 2026-08-18 13:49 UTCEPSS rescore
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  58. 2026-08-17 19:09 UTCGHSA enrichment
  59. 2026-08-16 18:58 UTCEG score recompute
  60. 2026-08-16 18:58 UTCGHSA enrichment
  61. 2026-08-16 14:56 UTCEPSS rescore
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  65. 2026-08-15 19:37 UTCGHSA enrichment
  66. 2026-08-15 01:31 UTCEPSS rescore
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  68. 2026-08-14 20:18 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  75. 2026-08-13 21:16 UTCMITRE cvelistV5first tracked

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-73480?
CVE-2026-73480 is a medium vulnerability published on August 13, 2026. 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…
When was CVE-2026-73480 disclosed?
CVE-2026-73480 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on August 13, 2026, with the most recent update on August 14, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2026-73480 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-73480 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 0% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, which ranks it in the top 98.1% of all scored CVEs.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-73480?
CVE-2026-73480 has a CVSS v3 base score of 5.0 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-73480?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-73480, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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