CVE-2026-25996
CRITICALDescription
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.
How to fix
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Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.
CVSS v3 Vector
Exploitability
Impact
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Exploit Intelligence
Moderate risk: more likely to be exploited than 44% of all known CVEs.
References
Related Vulnerabilities
Other CWE-150 vulnerabilities, ordered by exploit likelihood. View all
| CVE | Severity | CVSS | EPSS | Exploited | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVE-2017-0899 | Critical | 9.8 | 11% | - | Fix |
| CVE-2025-55754 | Critical | 9.6 | 10% | - | Fix |
| CVE-2021-25310 | High | 8.8 | 4.6% | - | - |
| CVE-2020-6932 | Critical | 10.0 | 3.6% | - | - |
| CVE-2024-28085 | Low | 3.3 | 2.2% | - | Fix |
| CVE-2022-30123 | Critical | 10.0 | 1.8% | - | Fix |
Common questions
How do I fix CVE-2026-25996?
Upgrade inspektor gadget to 0.49.1 or later.
Is CVE-2026-25996 being actively exploited?
Not that we know of. CVE-2026-25996 is not in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. Its EPSS score of 0.56% is the estimated probability that it will be exploited in the next 30 days. That is higher than 44% of all scored CVEs.
How severe is CVE-2026-25996?
CVE-2026-25996 has a CVSS v3 base score of 9.8, rated critical. CVSS rates the technical impact if the vulnerability is exploited, not how likely that is, so weigh it alongside the exploit-prediction score when you decide what to patch first.
What does CVE-2026-25996 affect?
Published advisories record a fix for inspektor gadget (NVD). Only products with a sourced advisory are listed, so treat this as what we can cite rather than a complete inventory.
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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2026-03-16.