CVE detail
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.
Buzz score
Why this CVE is surfacing
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Buzz score components · mention 16.1 · diversity 6.5 · KEV 0.0 · OTX 0.0 · PoC 0.0
Why it matters now
Mention timeline
- Total mentions
- 4
- within the 30d window
- Peak daily
- 4
- highest bucket
Evidence
Source links by recency
4 source links · newest first
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/npm-check-updates-terminal-injection-via-unsanitized-escape-sequenceswww.vulncheck.com
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Exploitwww.vulncheck.comAug 10, 2026, 9:17 PM No excerpt available.
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Exploitgithub.comAug 10, 2026, 9:17 PM- https://github.com/raineorshine/npm-check-updates/commit/b554b84848fc0b08a9d2b3d3db15e351387168cfgithub.com
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Exploitgithub.comAug 10, 2026, 9:17 PM
Exploit code
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