CVE-2026-73505
Description
A flaw was found in Oh My Posh. A local attacker could craft a malicious directory name containing a Go template expression. When the prompt renders within this directory or its subdirectories, the embedded template expression could execute arbitrary operating system commands as the current user. This could lead to unauthorized command execution.
Statement
Red Hat does not ship Oh My Posh in any supported products. The oh-my-posh package is available in Fedora and is maintained by the community.
Mitigation
There is no mitigation for this flaw. Update to Oh My Posh version 29.35.1 or later.
Understanding the Weakness (CWE)
Confidentiality,Integrity,Availability,Non-Repudiation
Technical Impact: Execute Unauthorized Code or Commands; DoS: Crash, Exit, or Restart; Read Files or Directories; Modify Files or Directories; Read Application Data; Modify Application Data; Hide Activities
Attackers could execute unauthorized operating system commands, which could then be used to disable the product, or read and modify data for which the attacker does not have permissions to access directly. Since the targeted application is directly executing the commands instead of the attacker, any malicious activities may appear to come from the application or the application's owner.
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