CVE-2026-75483

powerlevel10k fails to neutralize control characters in the package.json version field when rendering the package prompt segment. Attackers can inject raw escape bytes in the version string to emit arbitrary terminal control sequences on each prompt render when the shell enters affected directories.

CVSS 4.0

4.8CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

CVSS 3.1

3.3CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

EPSS

0.2% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days; higher than 6% of CVEs (scores of 2026-10-25)

CWE

CWE-150

Published

2026-08-17

Modified

2026-10-23

Record from

the NVD, synced 2026-10-23

References

• https://github.com/romkatv/powerlevel10k
• https://github.com/romkatv/powerlevel10k/blob/master/internal/p10k.zsh
• https://github.com/romkatv/powerlevel10k/commit/58e13d16a50e1d6908e39e20a670896808ccf350
• https://github.com/romkatv/powerlevel10k/issues/2961
• https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/powerlevel10k-control-character-injection-via-package-json-version

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