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.
History

Wed, 20 May 2026 16:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Tue, 19 May 2026 19:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Tabby
Tabby tabby
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:tabby:tabby:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Tabby
Tabby tabby
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}


Sun, 17 May 2026 18:00:00 +0000

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First Time appeared Eugeny
Eugeny tabby
Vendors & Products Eugeny
Eugeny tabby

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

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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
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'}


cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: GitHub_M

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

Updated: 2026-05-20T15:42:12.319Z

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

Link: CVE-2026-45038

cve-icon Vulnrichment

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

cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

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

Modified: 2026-05-20T17:16:24.593

Link: CVE-2026-45038

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