Collectl: collectl: colmux does not sanitize ansi/vt100 terminal escape sequences in data received from remote collectl instances
CVSS score
7.7
EPSS probability
%0.2
Risk score
0.0
Published
11 d ago
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Vulnerability description
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CVE-2026-103431 has vendor, distribution, patch and security-source records on file. We can compare them and prepare an explanation linked to the evidence.
colmux in collectl before 4.3.20.2 does not sanitize ANSI/VT100 terminal escape sequences in data received from remote collectl instances before displaying it, allowing a local user on a monitored host to inject escape sequences into the terminal of an operator running colmux, via a crafted process name (argv[0]).
IMPACT: Affected Products and Software
Affected Products
The following products are affected by CVE-2026-103431 vulnerability. Where our threat engine knows the exact affected versions, they are listed below.
| ID | VENDOR | PRODUCT | ACTION |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | fedora | collectl | View |
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SCORING: CVSS from Multiple Sources
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| SCORE | VERSION | SEVERITY | VECTOR | SOURCE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7.7 | CVSS V3_1 | HIGH | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N | CVE CNA |
| 7.7 | CVSS V31 | HIGH | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N | NVD |
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