npm-check-updates through 23.0.2, fixed in commit b554b84, contains a terminal escape sequence injection vulnerability that allows an attacker to embed arbitrary terminal control characters in a dependency's package.json homepage or repository URL fields. When a developer runs ncu with the --format homepage or --format repo option, unfiltered escape sequences are written directly to the terminal, enabling malicious output manipulation or other terminal-dependent effects.
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| Description | npm-check-updates through 23.0.2, fixed in commit b554b84, contains a terminal escape sequence injection vulnerability that allows an attacker to embed arbitrary terminal control characters in a dependency's package.json homepage or repository URL fields. When a developer runs ncu with the --format homepage or --format repo option, unfiltered escape sequences are written directly to the terminal, enabling malicious output manipulation or other terminal-dependent effects. | |
| Title | npm-check-updates 23.0.2 Terminal Injection via Unsanitized Escape Sequences | |
| Weaknesses | CWE-150 | |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: VulnCheck
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Updated: 2026-08-10T20:19:40.888Z
Reserved: 2026-08-10T18:48:59.023Z
Link: CVE-2026-73035
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Updated: 2026-08-10T21:15:07Z