Tabby: Dragging and Dropping a File into Tabby Can Lead to Code Execution

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Summary

CVECVE-2026-45038
StatePUBLISHED
AssignerGitHub_M
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2026-05-15 17:16:48 UTC
Updated2026-05-15 19:17:01 UTC
DescriptionTabby (formerly Terminus) is a highly configurable terminal emulator. Prior to 1.0.233, since Tabby does not escape control characters from file paths when dragging and dropping a file into it, code execution can be achieved. This vulnerability is fixed in 1.0.233.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v4.0 8.4 HIGH from [email protected]

CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/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

Problem Types: CWE-150 | CWE-150 CWE-150: Improper Neutralization of Escape, Meta, or Control Sequences

VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
4.0[email protected]Secondary8.4HIGHCVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/C...
4.0CNADECLARED8.4HIGHCVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

CVSS v4.0 Breakdown

Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Attack Requirements
None
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
Active
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Sub Conf.
None
Sub Integrity
None
Sub Availability
None

CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/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

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Eugeny Tabby affected < 1.0.233 Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
github.com/Eugeny/tabby/security/advisories/GHSA-m937-jm93-pfp6 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0 github.com
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