# CVE-2026-73479: dua-cli Terminal Escape Sequence Injection via Marked Paths

- Severity: CVSS 4.8 (Medium), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fix: a fix or patch is referenced
- Published: 2026-08-13 · Updated: 2026-09-24

## Affected

- Byron dua-cli: through 2.41.1

## Description

dua-cli fails to filter terminal escape sequences when printing marked file paths after exiting the TUI interface. Attackers can craft file names containing OSC/CSI escape sequences that are interpreted by the terminal emulator when printed, enabling title spoofing, clipboard manipulation, or other escape-sequence attacks.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Byron dua-cli, apply the referenced fix per the references below.
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## Related

- Browse: [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://github.com/Byron/dua-cli/issues/365
- https://github.com/Byron/dua-cli
- https://github.com/Byron/dua-cli/commit/b6e7cafd305c150834eb887e1de99bcdd3fca85d

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