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TI-2026-42839 Aliases CVE-2026-60122GHSA-9m96-crvq-5qcj

gpsd gpsprof Code Injection via SKY.satellites used Field

Priority LOW 38CWE-94Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
None
User interaction
Passive
Attack complexity
Low
Attack requirements
None
Impact type
Code execution
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-94.

Summary

gpsd through release-3.27.5, fixed at commit 4c06658, contains a code injection vulnerability in the gpsprof utility that allows an attacker who controls GPS input data to execute arbitrary OS commands by injecting malicious content into the SKY.satellites[].used field, which is inserted unsanitized into a gnuplot heredoc data block. Attackers can supply a used value containing the string EOD to terminate the heredoc early and append gnuplot system() calls, achieving OS command execution as the user running gpsprof when the generated plot script is processed by gnuplot in polar mode.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00265 18th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Red Hat: 2 advisories

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
None
Automatable
No
Technical impact
Total

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
GPSdgpsdup to 3.27.5—Patch availableCNA
  • gpsd VendorGPSd Affected up to 3.27.5 Fixed in — Patch available CNA

Remediation

Red Hat 2 advisories

  • RHSA-2026:65606 Released 2026-09-08 · Red Hat rating Important
    gpsd-minimal security update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 9) gpsd-minimal-1:3.26.1-2.el9_8.2, gpsd-minimal-clients-1:3.26.1-2.el9_8.2
  • RHSA-2026:65162 Released 2026-09-08 · Red Hat rating Important
    gpsd security update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 10) gpsd-1:3.26.1-3.el10_2.2, gpsd-clients-1:3.26.1-3.el10_2.2, python3-gpsd-1:3.26.1-3.el10_2.2

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Important. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 10)Fixed RHSA-2026:65162
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 9)Fixed RHSA-2026:65606

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-60122
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-9m96-crvq-5qcj

References

Patch 1

Other 1

Sources

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