dua-cli fails to filter terminal escape sequences when printing marked file paths after exiting the TUI interface. Attackers can craft file names containing OSC/CSI escape sequences that are interpreted by the terminal emulator when printed, enabling title spoofing, clipboard manipulation, or other escape-sequence attacks.
CVE-2026-73479
Score 5.0 from GitHub Security Advisory published 2026-08-14. a secondary CVSS source baseline 5.0; sources differ by 0.0.
- Lower severity and no public exploit yet
No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.
- CVSS v3
- 5.0
- EG Score
- 5.0(high)
- EG Risk
- 23(Track)EG Risk 23/100SSVC: Track
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How it’s computedSeverity50% × 45%Exploitation0% × 40%Automatability0% × 15%Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence. - EPSS PROB
- 0%
- EPSS %ILE
- 2%
- KEV
- Not listed
Published
August 13, 2026
Last Modified
August 14, 2026
Advisory Details (3)
Auto-updated Aug 13, 2026commit b6e7cafd305c (Byron/dua-cli)
Fix landed in Byron/dua-cli commit b6e7cafd305c — awaiting tagged release
https://github.com/Byron/dua-cli/commit/b6e7cafd305c150834eb887e1de99bcdd3fca85dGitHub - Byron/dua-cli: View disk space usage and delete unwanted data, fast. · GitHub
https://github.com/Byron/dua-cliMarked path printed on quit isn't stripped of terminal escape sequences, allowing injection via a crafted file name · Issue #365 · Byron/dua-cli · GitHub
https://github.com/Byron/dua-cli/issues/365Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-73479(1)
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Weakness Classification(1)
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- 2026-08-20 03:27 UTCEG score recompute
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- 2026-08-17 23:29 UTCEG score recompute
- 2026-08-17 23:29 UTCGHSA enrichment
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- 2026-08-16 14:56 UTCEPSS rescore
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- 2026-08-15 19:32 UTCEG score recompute
- 2026-08-15 19:32 UTCGHSA enrichment
- 2026-08-15 01:31 UTCEPSS rescore
- 2026-08-14 17:33 UTCEG score recompute
- 2026-08-14 17:33 UTCGHSA enrichment
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- 2026-08-13 22:25 UTCEG score recompute
- 2026-08-13 21:32 UTCEG score recompute
- 2026-08-13 21:31 UTCMITRE cvelistV5first tracked
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