Medium severity6.9NVD Advisory· Published Apr 18, 2026· Updated May 18, 2026
CVE-2026-41253
CVE-2026-41253
Description
In iTerm2 through 3.6.9, displaying a .txt file can cause code execution via DCS 2000p and OSC 135 data, if the working directory contains a malicious file whose name is valid output from the conductor encoding path, such as a pathname with an initial ace/c+ substring, aka "hypothetical in-band signaling abuse." This occurs because iTerm2 accepts the SSH conductor protocol from terminal output that does not originate from a legitimate conductor session.
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References
4- github.com/gnachman/iTerm2/commit/a9e745993c2e2cbb30b884a16617cd5495899f86nvdPatch
- blog.calif.io/p/mad-bugs-even-cat-readmetxt-is-notnvdExploitThird Party Advisory
- iterm2.com/downloads.htmlnvdProduct
- news.ycombinator.com/itemnvdIssue Tracking
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