CVE-2026-45038 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Tabby (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.

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Attack Requirements None

User Interaction Active

Vulnerable System Confidentiality Impact High

Vulnerable System Integrity Impact High

Vulnerable System Availability Impact High

Subsequent System Confidentiality Impact None

Subsequent System Integrity Impact None

Subsequent System Availability Impact None

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

No EPSS score available.

Exploitation poc

Automatable no

Technical Impact total

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References

Link	Providers
https://github.com/Eugeny/tabby/security/advisories/GHSA-m937-jm93-pfp6

History

Fri, 15 May 2026 18:15:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Fri, 15 May 2026 17:15:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Description		Tabby (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.
Title		Tabby: Dragging and Dropping a File into Tabby Can Lead to Code Execution
Weaknesses		CWE-150
References		https://github.com/Eugeny/tabby/security/advisories/GHSA-m937-jm93-pfp6
Metrics		cvssV4_0 `{'score': 8.4, 'vector': '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'}`

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: GitHub_M

Published: 2026-05-15T16:48:12.110Z

Updated: 2026-05-15T18:04:54.549Z

Reserved: 2026-05-08T18:07:27.341Z

Link: CVE-2026-45038

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-05-15T18:00:16.976Z

NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-05-15T17:16:48.760

Modified: 2026-05-15T19:17:01.630

Link: CVE-2026-45038

Redhat

No data.

OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-05-15T19:00:07Z

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