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Vulnerability · CVE-2026-25996

Inspektor Gadget is a set of tools and framework for data collection and system inspection on Kubernetes clusters and Linux hosts using eBPF.

Published Feb 12, 2026 · catalog updated Feb 12, 2026 · Inspektor Gadget is a

Last checked Nov 6, 2026. A connected source was read within the last 7 days.

Check if you run it

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2026-25996. EPSS is 0.64%. Act only if a listed version of Inspektor Gadget is a is installed.

Gaps on this record

  • The stored product name is a package slug. The name on this page is taken from the title (Inspektor Gadget is a).
  • No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.

Same product and reporting

Severity
Medium6.9
Known exploitation
Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
0.64%
Remediation
Version ranges on file
Affected products
vendor inspektor-gadget inspektor-gadget < 0.49.1

Inspektor Gadget is a set of tools and framework for data collection and system inspection on Kubernetes clusters and Linux hosts using eBPF. String fields from eBPF events in columns output mode are rendered to the terminal without any sanitization of control characters or ANSI escape sequences. Therefore, a maliciously forged – partially or completely – event payload, coming from an observed container, might inject the escape sequences into the terminal of ig operators, with various effects. The columns output mode is the default when running ig run interactively.

Are you affected?

Enter the version you run. The result uses only the ranges stored on this record.

The check returns affected, not affected, or incomplete. It does not guess a version that is missing from the record.

  • vendor inspektor-gadget inspektor-gadget < 0.49.1< 0.49.1

How to fix CVE-2026-25996

What to do

Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.

Should you patch?

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2026-25996. EPSS is 0.64%. Act only if a listed version of Inspektor Gadget is a is installed.

Which versions are affected?

Compare what you have installed with inspektor-gadget inspektor-gadget < 0.49.1 < 0.49.1. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.

What should an analyst verify?

No weakness class is stored. EPSS 0.64%. There is no CISA KEV listing. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.

Technology hubs

Kubernetes security

Code

The project this record applies to. Exploit listings stay in References.

Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. Feb 12, 2026 · EUVD

    Detected

    Inspektor Gadget is a set of tools and framework for data collection and system inspection on Kubernetes clusters and Linux hosts using eBPF. String fields from eBPF events in columns output mode are rendered to the terminal without any sanitization of control characters or ANSI escape sequences. Therefore, a maliciously forged – partially or completely – event payload, coming from an observed con

  2. Feb 12, 2026 · EUVD

    Updated

    Inspektor Gadget is a set of tools and framework for data collection and system inspection on Kubernetes clusters and Linux hosts using eBPF. String fields from eBPF events in columns output mode are rendered to the terminal without any sanitization of control characters or ANSI escape sequences. Therefore, a maliciously forged – partially or completely – event payload, coming from an observed con

Sources

  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2026-25996

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2026-25996

    30-day exploitation probability 0.64%

    first.org
  • EUVDVulnerability recordEUVD-2026-6695

    Inspektor Gadget is a set of tools and framework for data collection and system inspection on Kubernetes clusters and Linux hosts using eBPF. String fields from eBPF events in columns output mode are rendered to the terminal without any sanitization of control characters or ANSI

    euvd.enisa.europa.eu

References

Freshness

Last verified in this catalog Nov 6, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.

  • FIRST EPSSNov 6, 2026
  • CVE.orgNov 4, 2026
  • EUVDNov 3, 2026