# CVE-2026-124992: nushell Data Conversion ser.rs escape\_bytes control sequence

- Severity: CVSS 4.8 (Medium), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fix: a fix or patch is referenced
- Published: 2026-11-09 · Updated: 2026-11-09

CVE-2026-124992 is not in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. No public exploit code is tracked. It is rated CVSS 4.8 (medium) and affects nushell; a fix or patch is referenced.

## Affected

- n/a nushell: 0.116.0, 0.116.1

## Description

A vulnerability was identified in nushell up to 0.116.1. Impacted is the function escape_bytes of the file crates/nu-json/src/ser.rs of the component Data Conversion Handler. The manipulation leads to improper neutralization of escape, meta, or control sequences. The attack must be carried out locally. The pull request to fix this issue awaits acceptance.

## What to do

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## FAQ

### Is CVE-2026-124992 being exploited?

It is not in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog, and CISA's SSVC assessment does not mark exploitation as active. That does not mean it has not been attacked: vendors and researchers can report attacks before CISA lists them. No public exploit code is tracked.

Source: https://cve.now/CVE-2026-124992

### Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-124992?

nushell: versions 0.116.0, 0.116.1.

Source: https://cve.now/CVE-2026-124992

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## References

- https://vuldb.com/vuln/433164
- https://vuldb.com/vuln/433164/cti
- https://vuldb.com/cve/CVE-2026-124992
- https://vuldb.com/submit/1040563
- https://github.com/nushell/nushell/issues/19197
- https://github.com/nushell/nushell/pull/19443
- https://github.com/nushell/nushell/

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