Critical severity · published Jul 9, 2026
CVE-2026-58459
gpsd gpsprof Command Injection via gnuplot plot title subtype field
9.6
CVSS
2.9%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
gpsd through release-3.27.5, fixed at commit 4c06658, contains a command injection vulnerability in gpsprof that allows attackers who control the GPS device subtype value to execute arbitrary shell commands by embedding backtick payloads in the gnuplot plot title without proper escaping. The subtype field sourced from a DEVICES JSON log entry or NMEA PGRMT sentence is written into a generated gnuplot program via a set title statement with only double-quote characters escaped, enabling arbitrary shell command execution as the user running gnuplot when the victim renders the generated plot through the gpsprof and gnuplot workflow.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
Required
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Changed
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)2.9% · higher than 87% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
GP
gpsd · ntpsec
through 3.27.5; through 4c06658e988f4ced1a7a574ce082a22ef625df56 · source: vendor, NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-58459
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-58459
Patch
https://github.com/ntpsec/gpsd/commit/1a6bb7bcbdf58aa940132e630870af061dc88537
Patch
https://github.com/ntpsec/gpsd/commit/4c06658e988f4ced1a7a574ce082a22ef625df56
Patch
https://github.com/ntpsec/gpsd/commit/5581ba196d826a984fbfaf792b7d58535f9911ce
Exploit
https://gitlab.com/gpsd/gpsd/-/work_items/404#note_3534119267
Third Party Advisory
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/gpsd-gpsprof-command-injection-via-gnuplot-plot-title-subtype-field
