CVE-2026-60122
gpsd through release-3.27.5, fixed at commit 4c06658, contains a code injection vulnerability in the gpsprof utility that allows an attacker who controls GPS input data to execute arbitrary OS commands by injecting malicious content into the SKY.satellites[].used field, which is inserted unsanitized into a gnuplot heredoc data block. Attackers can supply a used value containing the string EOD to terminate the heredoc early and append gnuplot system() calls, achieving OS command execution as the user running gpsprof when the generated plot script is processed by gnuplot in polar mode.
Published:Jul 23, 2026
Last Modified:Jul 28, 2026
EPS:Jul 23, 2026
EPSS Score:0.00174
CVSS Score:7.8
Affected Products
Vendor
Product
Action
Vendor
Gpsd
Product
Gpsd
Gpsd
Gpsd
Vendor
Gpsd Project
Product
Gpsd
Gpsd Project
Gpsd
Exploits
No exploit reference
Common Weakness Enumeration
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Common Vulnerability Scoring System
Attack Vector
Network
Adjacent
Local
Physical
Privileges Required
None
Low
High
User Interaction
None
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Changed
Confidentiality
None
Low
High
Integrity
None
Low
High
Availability
None
Low
High
