CVE-2026-58459
HIGHgpsd gpsprof Command Injection via gnuplot plot title subtype field
Title source: cnaDescription
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.
References (5)
Core 5
Core References
Issue Tracking issue-tracking
https://gitlab.com/gpsd/gpsd/-/work_items/404#note_3534119267
Patch patch
Patch Commit (1)
https://github.com/ntpsec/gpsd/commit/5581ba196d826a984fbfaf792b7d58535f9911ce
Patch patch
Patch Commit (2)
https://github.com/ntpsec/gpsd/commit/1a6bb7bcbdf58aa940132e630870af061dc88537
Patch patch
Patch Commit (3)
https://github.com/ntpsec/gpsd/commit/4c06658e988f4ced1a7a574ce082a22ef625df56
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/gpsd-gpsprof-command-injection-via-gnuplot-plot-title-subtype-field
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