CVE-2026-60122
HIGHgpsd gpsprof Code Injection via SKY.satellites used Field
Title source: cnaDescription
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.
References (3)
Core 3
Core References
Patch patch
Patch Commit
https://gitlab.com/gpsd/gpsd/-/commit/5a9c44a42136b9bb98d460a8a716e9fd344a8d93
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/gpsd-gpsprof-code-injection-via-sky-satellites-used-field
Scores
CVSS v3
7.8
EPSS
0.0017
EPSS Percentile
7.1%
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-94
Status
published
Products (2)
gpsd/gpsd
< 3.27.5
gpsd/gpsd
5a9c44a42136b9bb98d460a8a716e9fd344a8d93
Published
Jul 23, 2026
Tracked Since
Jul 24, 2026