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CVE-2026-124992: nushell · Improper Neutralization of Escape, Meta, or Control Sequences

Affects nushellSource CVE Database V5

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Public exploit available · CVSS 4.8 Medium.

Data as of 9 Nov 2026, 20:50 UTC

CVSS 4.0 base score
4.8Medium
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.

Thin evidence

One scorer or none
CVSS scores by source
CNA (VulDB)CVSS 4.04.8
CNA (VulDB)CVSS 3.13.3
CNA (VulDB)CVSS 3.03.3
CNA (VulDB)CVSS 2.01.7
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

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 9 Nov 2026

  2. Detectable: no evidence on record.

    No public nuclei template indexed

  3. Weaponized: evidence found.

    CVSS exploit maturity: proof of concept public

  4. Exploited in the wild: no evidence on record.

    Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation

  5. Observed by OffSeq Mirage: no evidence on record.

    No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors

A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), CVSS vector, the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 9 Nov 2026.

What to do

Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
nushellAffected
  • =0.116.0
  • =0.116.1
Fixed in–

CPE configurations (1)

  • cpe:2.3:a:nushell:nushell:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

AI-suggested

Until the fix is merged and released, users should restrict local access to trusted users only to mitigate risk. Monitor nushell's official repositories for the acceptance of the pull request and apply the update promptly once available.

Description

CVE-2026-124992 is a medium-severity vulnerability in nushell versions 0.116.0 and 0.116.1. It involves improper neutralization of escape, meta, or control sequences in the escape_bytes function within the Data Conversion Handler component. The issue requires local access to exploit and does not involve user interaction. A fix has been proposed but is not yet accepted or available.

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