CVE-2026-60122: gpsd Code Injection

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2026-60122 is a high (CVSS 8.5) Code Injection vulnerability in gpsd. EPSS estimates a 0.27% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 17.3% of scored vulnerabilities.

Timeline

1. 23-07-2026
   PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
2. 28-07-2026
   Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

gpsd through release-3.27.5, fixed at commit 4c06658, contains a code injection vulnerability in the gpsprof utility that allows an attacker who controls GPS input data to execute arbitrary OS commands by injecting malicious content into the SKY.satellites[].used field, which is inserted unsanitized into a gnuplot heredoc data block. Attackers can supply a used value containing the string EOD to terminate the heredoc early and append gnuplot system() calls, achieving OS command execution as the user running gpsprof when the generated plot script is processed by gnuplot in polar mode.

• CWE-94Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')The product constructs all or part of a code segment using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the syntax or behavior of the intended code segment.