3.2
LOW CVSS 3.1
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
Affected Products

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No affected product recoded yet

CVSS Scores
The Common Vulnerability Scoring System is a standardized framework for assessing the severity of vulnerabilities in software and systems. We collect and displays CVSS scores from various sources for each CVE.
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 to a version that sanitizes escape sequences in command lines.
  • 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.
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2026-90773 vulnerability over time.

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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
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