CVE-2026-72847

Exploitation

Public exploit code exists. CISA's assessment records a public proof of concept. That is not a report of exploitation in the wild.

SSVC decision

• ExploitationpocPublic proof-of-concept exploit code exists. Not a report of exploitation in the wild.
• AutomatablenoAt least one step from reconnaissance to exploitation cannot be reliably automated.
• Technical ImpactpartialSuccessful exploitation gives limited control of the vulnerable component.

CISA publishes the decision points, not a final SSVC decision. The decision also depends on mission and well-being impact, which is a property of your deployment rather than of the vulnerability.

EPSS probability

0.14% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.

EPSS percentile

Equal to or higher than the score of 3.7% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.

NVD base score

2.4 (CVSS v4.0), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.

NVD CVSS vector

CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:P/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X

NVD analysis status

Deferred. NVD last modified this record on 2026-10-18.

Red Hat severity

No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.

Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.

Published

2026-08-20 17:19Z2 MO AGO

Last updated

2026-09-24 14:19Z1 MO AGO

Reserved

2026-08-10

Assigning CNA

VulnCheck

Record state

PUBLISHED

Severity

Low (CVSS 2.4)

CNA CVSS vector

CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:P/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N

Weaknesses

• CWE-150Improper Neutralization of Escape, Meta, or Control SequencesVariant

Data version

5.2

Document digest

5b5dfa0fc58e30d383e3d325e4fcd6291aaf03cd4ea9df7b8826637934822094

• github.comGitHub Issue #1188https://github.com/Canop/broot/issues/1188issue-tracking
• github.comStrip terminal escape sequences from displayed file/directory names (#1189)https://github.com/Canop/broot/commit/4ba40f7d47af78457c7656f15eba71d63d97fce5patch
• github.comimprove esc stripping, apply it to link targets toohttps://github.com/Canop/broot/commit/0717a94b3c0efa19c7bbcfe0fb49a2374752a168patch
• github.comUnsanitized name handling in TreeLine at v1.58.0https://github.com/Canop/broot/blob/v1.58.0/src/tree/tree_line.rstechnical-description
• github.comUnsanitized name construction in the tree builder at v1.58.0https://github.com/Canop/broot/blob/v1.58.0/src/tree_build/builder.rstechnical-description
• github.comhttps://github.com/Canop/brootproduct
• www.vulncheck.comVulnCheck Advisory: broot Terminal Escape Sequence Injection via Unsanitized File and Directory Names in the Tree Viewhttps://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/broot-terminal-escape-sequence-injection-via-unsanitized-file-and-directory-names-in-the-tree-viewthird-party-advisory