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.

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Attack Requirements None

User Interaction None

Vulnerable System Confidentiality Impact None

Vulnerable System Integrity Impact Low

Vulnerable System Availability Impact None

Subsequent System Confidentiality Impact None

Subsequent System Integrity Impact None

Subsequent System Availability Impact None

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.0004.

Exploitation poc

Automatable yes

Technical Impact partial

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions
inspektor-gadget inspektor-gadget affected
Version Status Constraints
< 0.49.1 affected —

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References
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https://github.com/inspektor-gadget/inspektor-gadget/commit/d59cf72971f9b7110d9c179dc8ae8b7a11dbd6d2 cve-icon cve-icon
https://github.com/inspektor-gadget/inspektor-gadget/releases/tag/v0.49.1 cve-icon cve-icon
https://github.com/inspektor-gadget/inspektor-gadget/security/advisories/GHSA-34r5-6j7w-235f cve-icon cve-icon
History

Thu, 12 Feb 2026 21:15:00 +0000

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Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Thu, 12 Feb 2026 20:30:00 +0000

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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.
Title Inspektor Gadget uses unsanitized ANSI Escape Sequences In `columns` Output Mode
Weaknesses CWE-150
References
Metrics cvssV4_0

{'score': 6.9, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N'}

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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: GitHub_M

Published:

Updated: 2026-02-12T20:57:00.522Z

Reserved: 2026-02-09T17:41:55.859Z

Link: CVE-2026-25996

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-02-12T20:56:45.784Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Awaiting Analysis

Published: 2026-02-12T21:16:02.820

Modified: 2026-02-13T14:23:48.007

Link: CVE-2026-25996

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