Critical severity · published Feb 12, 2026
CVE-2026-25996
Inspektor Gadget uses unsanitized ANSI Escape Sequences In `columns` Output Mode
9.8
CVSS
0.6%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
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.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.6% · higher than 50% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
IN
inspektor-gadget · inspektor-gadget
< 0.49.1 · source: vendor
IG
Inspektor Gadget · Linuxfoundation
before 0.49.1 · source: NVD
Affected product
IN
inspektor-gadget
inspektor-gadget
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