CVE-2026-58459

HIGH

gpsd gpsprof Command Injection via gnuplot plot title subtype field

Title source: cna
STIX 2.1

Description

gpsd through release-3.27.5, fixed at commit 4c06658, contains a command injection vulnerability in gpsprof that allows attackers who control the GPS device subtype value to execute arbitrary shell commands by embedding backtick payloads in the gnuplot plot title without proper escaping. The subtype field sourced from a DEVICES JSON log entry or NMEA PGRMT sentence is written into a generated gnuplot program via a set title statement with only double-quote characters escaped, enabling arbitrary shell command execution as the user running gnuplot when the victim renders the generated plot through the gpsprof and gnuplot workflow.

Scores

CVSS v3 7.8
EPSS 0.0180
EPSS Percentile 76.2%
Attack Vector LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CISA SSVC

Vulnrichment
Exploitation none
Automatable no
Technical Impact total

Details

CWE
CWE-78
Status published
Products (3)
gpsd_project/gpsd < 3.27.5
ntpsec/gpsd < 3.27.5
ntpsec/gpsd < 4c06658e988f4ced1a7a574ce082a22ef625df56
Published Jul 09, 2026
Tracked Since Jul 09, 2026