VDB
CVE-2026-60122
CVE-2026-60122
PUBLISHED
CVSS 8.5 HIGH
Reported by VulnCheck · Published July 23, 2026
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.
Risk Scores
CVSS 4.0
8.5
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| gpsd | gpsd | 0, 5a9c44a42136b9bb98d460a8a716e9fd344a8d93 |
| gpsd_project | gpsd | |
| gpsd | gpsd | 5a9c44a42136b9bb98d460a8a716e9fd344a8d93, 0, 0 |
Timeline
- Jul 23, 2026 CVE Published
- Jul 24, 2026 Coalition ESS Score
- Jul 25, 2026 EPSS Score
- Jul 26, 2026 Security Advisory
- Aug 24, 2026 EPSS Score
- Aug 28, 2026 EPSS Score
- Sep 5, 2026 EPSS Score
- Sep 8, 2026 Distribution Patch
- Sep 8, 2026 Security Advisory
- Sep 9, 2026 EPSS Score
- Sep 16, 2026 EPSS Score
- Sep 16, 2026 Distribution Patch
References
- Issue Tracker issue-tracking
- Patch Commit patch
- third-party-advisory