# CVE-2026-73035

## Summary

- **CVE ID:** CVE-2026-73035
- **Severity:** MEDIUM
- **CVSS Score:** 5.3 (CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N)
- **CWE:** CWE-150
- **Published:** Aug 10, 2026
- **Last Modified:** Aug 11, 2026

## 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.

## Affected Products

- raineorshine — npm-check-updates (0)
- raineorshine — npm-check-updates (b554b84848fc0b08a9d2b3d3db15e351387168cf)

## References

- [CNA](https://github.com/raineorshine/npm-check-updates/issues/1988)
- [CNA](https://github.com/raineorshine/npm-check-updates/pull/1994)
- [CNA](https://github.com/raineorshine/npm-check-updates/commit/b554b84848fc0b08a9d2b3d3db15e351387168cf)
- [CNA](https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/npm-check-updates-terminal-injection-via-unsanitized-escape-sequences)

## Exploitation Prediction (EPSS)

- **EPSS Score:** 0.21%
- **EPSS Percentile:** 11.7

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_Exported from OnDuty AI Vulnerability Intelligence on 2026-09-10._