CVE-2026-90773

2.4 LOW 0.1% exploit odds Fix listed Other

What it is

procs through 0.14.12 fails to sanitize escape sequences in process command lines before displaying them in the Command column. Local attackers can execute processes with malicious ANSI or OSC escape sequences in their command line arguments, which are written unmodified to other users' terminals for interpretation by terminal emulators.

At a glance

Exploitability: Can be exploited locally on the machine with a low-privilege account, but needs a user to act. Limited direct impact.
Exploit odds: 0.1% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS).
Fix: A patch, advisory or fixed version is referenced. Upgrade or apply it.

Timeline

2026-09-13 11:17 UTC PublishedDisclosed publicly on CVE.org and NVD
2026-09-23 17:17 UTC Last updatedMost recent change to the record

Details

Published: 2026-09-13 11:17 UTC
Last modified: 2026-09-23 17:17 UTC
Exploit probability: 0.1% · EPSS, next 30 days
Weakness: CWE-150
Record status: Deferred

Attack profile CVSS 4.0 · 2.4

Attack vector: Local
Complexity: Low
Attack requirements: None
Privileges needed: Low
User interaction: Passive
Confidentiality: None
Integrity: Low
Availability: None

Raw vector

CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:P/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:L/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X

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Fix and advisories

https://github.com/dalance/procs/commit/a064cec7d59f69a636d38e247824245dcd3a9836

References

NVD record · CVE.org record