Is CVE-2026-26982 actively exploited?

No active exploitation of CVE-2026-26982 has been confirmed so far. Continue monitoring, as exploit status can change.

Can CVE-2026-26982 be exploited remotely?

Yes. CVE-2026-26982 is exploitable remotely over the network (CVSS attack vector: Network).

What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-26982?

CVE-2026-26982 has a CVSS score of 8.8 (HIGH).

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HIGH

CVE-2026-26982

CWE-78Published: March 10, 2026· Updated: Mar 13, 2026

8.8

CVSS v3.1

EPSS:0.03%probability of exploitation in 30 daysPercentile:6.5th

Official Description

Ghostty is a cross-platform terminal emulator. Ghostty allows control characters such as 0x03 (Ctrl+C) in pasted and dropped text. These can be used to execute arbitrary commands in some shell environments. This attack requires an attacker to convince the user to copy and paste or drag and drop malicious text. The attack requires user interaction to be triggered, but the dangerous characters are invisible in most GUI environments so it isn't trivially detected, especially if the string contents are complex. Fixed in Ghostty v1.3.0.

NVD Source

Technical Analysis

CVE-2026-26982 can be exploited remotely over the network without requiring physical or adjacent access, significantly expanding the attack surface for threat actors.

Exploitation does not require any privileges, though user interaction (Required) is needed, which slightly reduces the risk of mass automated attacks.

A successful exploit results in complete confidentiality breach (data exposure), full integrity compromise (data manipulation), availability disruption (denial of service), with a CVSS base score of 8.8.