CVE-2026-90773
procs through 0.14.12 Terminal Escape Sequence Injection via Command
Description
procs through 0.14.12 fails to sanitize escape sequences in process command lines before displaying them in the Command column. Local attackers can execute processes with malicious ANSI or OSC escape sequences in their command line arguments, which are written unmodified to other users' terminals for interpretation by terminal emulators.
INFO
Published Date :
Sept. 13, 2026, 11:17 a.m.
Last Modified :
Sept. 13, 2026, 11:17 a.m.
Remotely Exploit :
No
Source :
[email protected]
Affected Products
The following products are affected by CVE-2026-90773
vulnerability.
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CVSS Scores
| Score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 3.1 | LOW | 83251b91-4cc7-4094-a5c7-464a1b83ea10 | ||||
| CVSS 3.1 | LOW | [email protected] | ||||
| CVSS 4.0 | LOW | 83251b91-4cc7-4094-a5c7-464a1b83ea10 | ||||
| CVSS 4.0 | LOW | [email protected] |
Solution
- Update the affected product to a fixed version.
- Sanitize command line arguments before displaying them.
- Validate and escape all terminal control sequences.
- Limit the interpretation of escape sequences.
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New CVE Received by [email protected]
Sep. 13, 2026
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Description procs through 0.14.12 fails to sanitize escape sequences in process command lines before displaying them in the Command column. Local attackers can execute processes with malicious ANSI or OSC escape sequences in their command line arguments, which are written unmodified to other users' terminals for interpretation by terminal emulators. Added CVSS V4.0 AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:P/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:L/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X Added CVSS V3.1 AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:N Added CWE CWE-150 Added Affected New affected value received. <a href="https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/blob/main/cves/2026/90xxx/CVE-2026-90773.json">CVE-2026-90773</a> Added Reference https://github.com/dalance/procs Added Reference https://github.com/dalance/procs/blob/v0.14.12/src/columns/command.rs Added Reference https://github.com/dalance/procs/commit/a064cec7d59f69a636d38e247824245dcd3a9836 Added Reference https://github.com/dalance/procs/issues/950 Added Reference https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/procs-through-0.14.12-terminal-escape-sequence-injection-via-command