CVE-2026-25996
February 12, 2026
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.
Affected Packages
https://github.com/inspektor-gadget/inspektor-gadget.git (GITHUB):
Affected version(s) >=v0.1.0-alpha.1 <v0.49.1Fix Suggestion:
Update to version v0.49.1github.com/inspektor-gadget/inspektor-gadget (GO):
Affected version(s) >=v0.1.0-alpha.1 <v0.49.1Fix Suggestion:
Update to version v0.49.1Related Resources (3)
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Contact UsCVSS v4
Base Score:
6.9
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Attack Requirements
NONE
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Vulnerable System Confidentiality
NONE
Vulnerable System Integrity
LOW
Vulnerable System Availability
NONE
Subsequent System Confidentiality
NONE
Subsequent System Integrity
NONE
Subsequent System Availability
NONE
CVSS v3
Base Score:
5.3
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
NONE
Integrity
LOW
Availability
NONE
Weakness Type (CWE)
Improper Neutralization of Escape, Meta, or Control Sequences
EPSS
Base Score:
0.06