7.0
HIGH CVSS 3.1
CVE-2026-45036
Tabby auto-confirms ZMODEM detection on terminal output, leading to shell command execution from displayed file content under fish, bash, and zsh
Description

Tabby (formerly Terminus) is a highly configurable terminal emulator. Prior to 1.0.233, Tabby before 1.0.233 automatically confirms ZMODEM protocol detection on all terminal session output without user interaction, enabling shell command execution when a user displays attacker-controlled content. The ZModemMiddleware in tabby-terminal consumes all session output through a Zmodem.Sentry, and when a ZMODEM ZRQINIT header is detected, unconditionally calls detection.confirm() and writes a fixed ZRINIT response ( **\x18B0100000023be50\r\n\x11) back into the active PTY as input. When the process that triggered the detection (e.g., cat) exits, the injected bytes are consumed by the user's shell as a command line. Under fish (default configuration), the ** prefix triggers recursive glob expansion against the current directory, allowing an attacker-placed executable at a matching nested path (e.g., d/xB0100000023be50) to be executed by relative pathname without relying on PATH. Under bash and zsh, a secondary xterm.js terminal color-query feedback (OSC 10) can be combined in the same file to inject a slash-containing command word that similarly bypasses PATH resolution. An attacker can exploit this by providing a crafted file (e.g., in a cloned Git repository) that a user displays with cat, achieving code execution with no interaction beyond viewing the file. This vulnerability is fixed in 1.0.233.

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Published Date :

May 15, 2026, 5:16 p.m.

Last Modified :

May 15, 2026, 6:16 p.m.

Remotely Exploit :

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Score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Source
CVSS 3.1 HIGH [email protected]
Solution
Update Tabby to version 1.0.233 or later to fix ZMODEM protocol detection vulnerability.
  • Update Tabby to version 1.0.233 or later.
  • Ensure ZMODEM protocol handling is configured securely.
  • Avoid displaying untrusted content in the terminal.
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URL Resource
https://github.com/Eugeny/tabby/security/advisories/GHSA-qr3x-j8g9-xhf6
https://github.com/Eugeny/tabby/security/advisories/GHSA-qr3x-j8g9-xhf6
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  • CVE Modified by 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0

    May. 15, 2026

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://github.com/Eugeny/tabby/security/advisories/GHSA-qr3x-j8g9-xhf6
  • New CVE Received by [email protected]

    May. 15, 2026

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Description Tabby (formerly Terminus) is a highly configurable terminal emulator. Prior to 1.0.233, Tabby before 1.0.233 automatically confirms ZMODEM protocol detection on all terminal session output without user interaction, enabling shell command execution when a user displays attacker-controlled content. The ZModemMiddleware in tabby-terminal consumes all session output through a Zmodem.Sentry, and when a ZMODEM ZRQINIT header is detected, unconditionally calls detection.confirm() and writes a fixed ZRINIT response ( **\x18B0100000023be50\r\n\x11) back into the active PTY as input. When the process that triggered the detection (e.g., cat) exits, the injected bytes are consumed by the user's shell as a command line. Under fish (default configuration), the ** prefix triggers recursive glob expansion against the current directory, allowing an attacker-placed executable at a matching nested path (e.g., d/xB0100000023be50) to be executed by relative pathname without relying on PATH. Under bash and zsh, a secondary xterm.js terminal color-query feedback (OSC 10) can be combined in the same file to inject a slash-containing command word that similarly bypasses PATH resolution. An attacker can exploit this by providing a crafted file (e.g., in a cloned Git repository) that a user displays with cat, achieving code execution with no interaction beyond viewing the file. This vulnerability is fixed in 1.0.233.
    Added CVSS V3.1 AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Added CWE CWE-78
    Added Reference https://github.com/Eugeny/tabby/security/advisories/GHSA-qr3x-j8g9-xhf6
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