High severity · published May 15, 2026
CVE-2026-45038
Tabby: Dragging and Dropping a File into Tabby Can Lead to Code Execution
7.8
CVSS
0.2%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Tabby (formerly Terminus) is a highly configurable terminal emulator. Prior to 1.0.233, since Tabby does not escape control characters from file paths when dragging and dropping a file into it, code execution can be achieved. This vulnerability is fixed in 1.0.233.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
Required
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.2% · higher than 7% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
TA
tabby · Eugeny
< 1.0.233 · source: vendor, NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-45038
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-45038
Exploit
https://github.com/Eugeny/tabby/security/advisories/GHSA-m937-jm93-pfp6
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