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CVE-2026-41253 Detail

Description

In iTerm2 through 3.6.9, displaying a .txt file can cause code execution via DCS 2000p and OSC 135 data, if the working directory contains a malicious file whose name is valid output from the conductor encoding path, such as a pathname with an initial ace/c+ substring, aka "hypothetical in-band signaling abuse." This occurs because iTerm2 accepts the SSH conductor protocol from terminal output that does not originate from a legitimate conductor session.


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URL Source(s) Tag(s)
https://blog.calif.io/p/mad-bugs-even-cat-readmetxt-is-not MITRE
https://github.com/gnachman/iTerm2/commit/a9e745993c2e2cbb30b884a16617cd5495899f86 MITRE
https://iterm2.com/downloads.html MITRE
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47809190 MITRE

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID CWE Name Source
CWE-829 Inclusion of Functionality from Untrusted Control Sphere MITRE  

Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2026-41253
NVD Published Date:
04/18/2026
NVD Last Modified:
04/18/2026
Source:
MITRE