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GHSA-9M96-CRVQ-5QCJ

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-07-23 21:31 – Updated: 2026-07-23 21:31

Details

gpsd through release-3.27.5, fixed at commit 4c06658, contains a code injection vulnerability in the gpsprof utility that allows an attacker who controls GPS input data to execute arbitrary OS commands by injecting malicious content into the SKY.satellites[].used field, which is inserted unsanitized into a gnuplot heredoc data block. Attackers can supply a used value containing the string EOD to terminate the heredoc early and append gnuplot system() calls, achieving OS command execution as the user running gpsprof when the generated plot script is processed by gnuplot in polar mode.

Severity

7.8 (High)


                  
                    CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

8.5 (High)


                  
                    CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

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    "CVE-2026-60122"
  ],
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    "severity": "HIGH"
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  "id": "GHSA-9m96-crvq-5qcj",
  "modified": "2026-07-23T21:31:02Z",
  "published": "2026-07-23T21:31:02Z",
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      "url": "https://gitlab.com/gpsd/gpsd/-/commit/5a9c44a42136b9bb98d460a8a716e9fd344a8d93"
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CVE-2026-60122 (GCVE-0-2026-60122)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-07-23 19:18 – Updated: 2026-07-23 19:18 X_Open Source

Title

gpsd gpsprof Code Injection via SKY.satellites used Field

Summary

Severity

8.5 (High)


                        
                          CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

7.8 (High)


                        
                          CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CWE

CWE-94 - Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')

Assigner

VulnCheck

References

3 references

URL	Tags
https://gitlab.com/gpsd/gpsd/-/work_items/406	issue-tracking
https://gitlab.com/gpsd/gpsd/-/commit/5a9c44a4213…	patch
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/gpsd-gpsprof…	third-party-advisory

Impacted products

1 product

Vendor	Product	Version
gpsd	gpsd	Affected: 0 , ≤ 3.27.5 (semver) Unaffected: 5a9c44a42136b9bb98d460a8a716e9fd344a8d93 (git)

Date Public

2026-07-23 00:00

Credits

CuB3y0nd VulnCheck

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Sightings

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Confirmed: The vulnerability has been validated from an analyst's perspective.
Published Proof of Concept: A public proof of concept is available for this vulnerability.
Exploited: The vulnerability was observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
Patched: The vulnerability was observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.
Not exploited: The vulnerability was not observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
Not confirmed: The user expressed doubt about the validity of the vulnerability.
Not patched: The vulnerability was not observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.

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GHSA-9M96-CRVQ-5QCJ

CVE-2026-60122 (GCVE-0-2026-60122)

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