CVE-2026-45036

Tabby (formerly Terminus) is a highly configurable terminal emulator. Prior to 1.0.233, Tabby before 1.0.233 automatically confirms ZMODEM protocol detection on all terminal session output without user interaction, enabling shell command execution when a user displays attacker-controlled content. The ZModemMiddleware in tabby-terminal consumes all session output through a Zmodem.Sentry, and when a ZMODEM ZRQINIT header is detected, unconditionally calls detection.confirm() and writes a fixed ZRINIT response ( **\x18B0100000023be50\r\n\x11) back into the active PTY as input. When the process that triggered the detection (e.g., cat) exits, the injected bytes are consumed by the user's shell as a command line. Under fish (default configuration), the ** prefix triggers recursive glob expansion against the current directory, allowing an attacker-placed executable at a matching nested path (e.g., d/xB0100000023be50) to be executed by relative pathname without relying on PATH. Under bash and zsh, a secondary xterm.js terminal color-query feedback (OSC 10) can be combined in the same file to inject a slash-containing command word that similarly bypasses PATH resolution. An attacker can exploit this by providing a crafted file (e.g., in a cloned Git repository) that a user displays with cat, achieving code execution with no interaction beyond viewing the file. This vulnerability is fixed in 1.0.233.
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Configurations

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cpe:2.3:a:tabby:tabby:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

20 May 2026, 17:16

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References () https://github.com/Eugeny/tabby/security/advisories/GHSA-qr3x-j8g9-xhf6 - Mitigation, Vendor Advisory () https://github.com/Eugeny/tabby/security/advisories/GHSA-qr3x-j8g9-xhf6 - Mitigation, Vendor Advisory

19 May 2026, 19:41

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CPE cpe:2.3:a:tabby:tabby:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
First Time Tabby tabby
Tabby
References () https://github.com/Eugeny/tabby/security/advisories/GHSA-qr3x-j8g9-xhf6 - () https://github.com/Eugeny/tabby/security/advisories/GHSA-qr3x-j8g9-xhf6 - Mitigation, Vendor Advisory

15 May 2026, 18:16

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References () https://github.com/Eugeny/tabby/security/advisories/GHSA-qr3x-j8g9-xhf6 - () https://github.com/Eugeny/tabby/security/advisories/GHSA-qr3x-j8g9-xhf6 -

15 May 2026, 17:16

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New CVE

Information

Published : 2026-05-15 17:16

Updated : 2026-05-20 17:16


NVD link : CVE-2026-45036

Mitre link : CVE-2026-45036

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-45036


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Products Affected

tabby

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CWE
CWE-78

Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')