CVE-2026-41253

Medium

Description

In iTerm2 through 3.6.9, displaying a .txt file can cause code execution via DCS 2000p and OSC 135 data, if the working directory contains a malicious file whose name is valid output from the conductor encoding path, such as a pathname with an initial ace/c+ substring, aka "hypothetical in-band signaling abuse." This occurs because iTerm2 accepts the SSH conductor protocol from terminal output that does not originate from a legitimate conductor session.

SeverityMedium
CVSS6.9
Exploit probability—
ProductIterm2
PublishedApr 18, 2026
First seenApr 18, 2026
Weakness typeCWE-829CWE-829

How to fix

Sources list no fixed version or patch link for this vulnerability.

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
iterm2 iterm2v ≤ 3.6.9—

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