CVE-2026-25996CWE-150

Inspektor Gadget uses unsanitized ANSI Escape Sequences In `columns` Output Mode

Medium · published February 12, 2026

CVSS v4.0
6.9
EPSS
1%
Percentile
56.1
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

Inspektor Gadget is a set of tools and framework for data collection and system inspection on Kubernetes clusters and Linux hosts using eBPF. String fields from eBPF events in columns output mode are rendered to the terminal without any sanitization of control characters or ANSI escape sequences. Therefore, a maliciously forged – partially or completely – event payload, coming from an observed container, might inject the escape sequences into the terminal of ig operators, with various effects. The columns output mode is the default when running ig run interactively.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v4.0
6.9 · MEDIUM
Vector
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
EPSS
0.00797 · 56.1th percentile
Weakness
CWE-150 · Improper Neutralization of Escape, Meta, or Control Sequences
Published
2026-02-12T20:06Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 12 FEB 20:06Z
    Inspektor Gadget uses unsanitized ANSI Escape Sequences In `columns` Output Mode
    cvelistv5