Description
Television (tv) 0.15.0 through 0.15.9 contains an OS command injection vulnerability that allows attackers to run shell commands through improperly escaped single quotes in format_command. Attackers can plant a file with a crafted name containing an apostrophe so that triggering an action like the default edit action executes commands with victim privileges.
References6
- github.com/alexpasmantier/television/blob/0.15.9/cable/unix/fil…
- github.com/alexpasmantier/television/blob/0.15.9/television/uti…
- github.com/alexpasmantier/television/commit/32695ccc6cd2b05cf7f…
- github.com/alexpasmantier/television/commit/d7d46abb791181a3b5b…
- github.com/alexpasmantier/television/issues/1166
- www.vulncheck.com/advisories/television-0.15.0-through-0.15.9-o…
Metrics
- CVSS 3.1
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7.8
HIGH
Score source: CNA
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 4.0
-
8.5
HIGH
Score source: CNA
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/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 - EPSS — exploit probability
- 1% percentile: 52 · as of 10 November 2026
- CWE
- CWE-78
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