CVE-2026-73035
npm-check-updates through 23.0.2, fixed in commit b554b84, contains a terminal escape sequence injection vulnerability that allows an attacker to embed arbitrary terminal control characters in a dependency's package.json homepage or repository URL fields. When a developer runs ncu with the --format homepage or --format repo option, unfiltered escape sequences are written directly to the terminal, enabling malicious output manipulation or other terminal-dependent effects.
Published:Aug 10, 2026
Last Modified:Aug 11, 2026
EPS:Aug 10, 2026
EPSS Score:0.00214
CVSS Score:4.3
Affected Products
Vendor
Product
Action
Vendor
Raineorshine
Product
Npm-check-updates
Raineorshine
Npm-check-updates
Exploits
No exploit reference
Common Weakness Enumeration
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
References
Common Vulnerability Scoring System
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Availability
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