CVE-2026-112263
Television 0.15.0 through 0.15.9 OS Command Injection via External Action Formatting
CVSS Score
7.8
EPSS Score
0.0%
EPSS Percentile
0th
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.
| CWE | CWE-78 |
| Vendor | alexpasmantier |
| Product | television |
| Published | Oct 19, 2026 |
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CVSS v3 Breakdown
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Affected Versions
alexpasmantier / television
0.15.0 ≤ 0.15.9
References
github.com: https://github.com/alexpasmantier/television/issues/1166 github.com: https://github.com/alexpasmantier/television/commit/d7d46abb791181a3b5b6eed05e72aafcaa0ef269 github.com: https://github.com/alexpasmantier/television/commit/32695ccc6cd2b05cf7f1d3b80c24e324d5343eec github.com: https://github.com/alexpasmantier/television/blob/0.15.9/television/utils/command.rs github.com: https://github.com/alexpasmantier/television/blob/0.15.9/cable/unix/files.toml vulncheck.com: https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/television-0.15.0-through-0.15.9-os-command-injection-via-external-action-formatting
Credits
George Chen