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TI-2026-51244 Aliases CVE-2026-73035GHSA-xm8c-hvjf-c5q9

npm-check-updates 23.0.2 Terminal Injection via Unsanitized Escape Sequences

Priority LOW 24CWE-150Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
Passive
Attack complexity
Low
Attack requirements
None
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · Low · None
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

npm-check-updates through 23.0.2, fixed in commit b554b84, contains a terminal escape sequence injection vulnerability that allows an attacker to embed arbitrary terminal control characters in a dependency's package.json homepage or repository URL fields. When a developer runs ncu with the --format homepage or --format repo option, unfiltered escape sequences are written directly to the terminal, enabling malicious output manipulation or other terminal-dependent effects.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00374 31st percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
None
Automatable
No
Technical impact
Partial

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

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
raineorshinenpm-check-updatesup to 23.0.2—Patch availableCNA
  • npm-check-updates Vendorraineorshine Affected up to 23.0.2 Fixed in — Patch available CNA

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-73035
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-xm8c-hvjf-c5q9

References

Patch 1

Other 2

Sources

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