gpsd gpsprof Code Injection via SKY.satellites used Field
gpsd · gpsd
8.5HighCVSS 4.0
Recommended action
Within 7 days
High technical severity; prioritise exposed affected systems while verifying vendor guidance.
Patch available
Distribution package intelligence
Ubuntu vendor package status
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1 package state
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Ubuntu release
Source package
Vendor state
Fixed version
Evidence
Ubuntu 24.04 LTSnoble · standard archive
gpsd
Under evaluationCanonical reports that the package might be affected and still needs evaluation or fixing.
Structured product status and remediation from the issuing vendor. Product-state explanations are always visible; large lists can be searched or downloaded.
1 current
CVE-2026-60122 · CSAF 2.0 · revision 3 · finalRed Hat Product Securitygpsd: gpsd: Arbitrary OS command execution via code injection in gpsprof utility
50 fixed
The vendor explicitly identifies these products or versions as containing the fix.
gpsd-1:3.26.1-3.el10_2.2.aarch64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 10)
gpsd-1:3.26.1-3.el10_2.2.ppc64le as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 10)
gpsd-1:3.26.1-3.el10_2.2.s390x as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 10)
gpsd-1:3.26.1-3.el10_2.2.src as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 10)
gpsd-1:3.26.1-3.el10_2.2.x86_64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 10)
gpsd-clients-1:3.26.1-3.el10_2.2.aarch64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 10)
gpsd-clients-1:3.26.1-3.el10_2.2.ppc64le as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 10)
gpsd-clients-1:3.26.1-3.el10_2.2.s390x as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 10)
gpsd-clients-1:3.26.1-3.el10_2.2.x86_64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 10)
gpsd-clients-debuginfo-1:3.26.1-3.el10_2.2.aarch64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 10)
gpsd-clients-debuginfo-1:3.26.1-3.el10_2.2.ppc64le as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 10)
gpsd-clients-debuginfo-1:3.26.1-3.el10_2.2.s390x as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 10)
Summary
A flaw was found in gpsd. This code injection vulnerability in the `gpsprof` utility allows an attacker to execute arbitrary operating system (OS) commands. By controlling GPS input data, an attacker can inject malicious content into the `SKY.satellites[].used` field. This unsanitized input is then processed by `gnuplot`, enabling the attacker to run commands as the user executing `gpsprof`.
Remediation
For details on how to apply this update, which includes the changes described in this advisory, refer to: https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258
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Official European source
ENISA European Vulnerability Database
Official EUVD identifiers, advisory evidence and known-exploited context. Missing fields are not treated as evidence of low risk.
1 current
ENISA EUVD identifier
EUVD-2026-48380
No EUVD known-exploited evidence
ENISA has published the identifier mapping but no EUVD description has been stored yet.
EUVD state
Present in the current official mapping
Known exploitation
Not present in the current ENISA EUVD known-exploited dataset. This is not proof of no exploitation.
ENISA score
Not supplied in the stored EUVD record
Advisory evidence
No linked advisory details stored yet
Recommended actionWithin 7 days
High technical severity; prioritise exposed affected systems while verifying vendor guidance.
Patch available
01
What, why and how
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.
What
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.
Why
Untrusted data can cross into a code-evaluation path and be interpreted as executable instructions.
How
An attacker operating through local access may attempt exploitation when the stated preconditions are met. If successful, the issue may cause the confidentiality, integrity or availability impact described by the vendor.
What
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.
Why
Untrusted data can cross into a code-evaluation path and be interpreted as executable instructions.
How
An attacker operating through local access may attempt exploitation when the stated preconditions are met. If successful, the issue may cause the confidentiality, integrity or availability impact described by the vendor.
02
Exploit reality and attack path
CVSS severity, EPSS forecast probability, public exploit material and CISA-confirmed exploitation are separate signals.
Observed exploitation ?Confirmed exploitation and public exploit material are separate signals. Attacks can occur without public proof-of-concept or exploit code.No confirmed evidence
No CISA KEV match was present at the last successful refresh. This means no confirmation from that source, not proof of no exploitation.
Public PoC / exploit material ?Confirmed exploitation and public exploit material are separate signals. Attacks can occur without public proof-of-concept or exploit code.None recorded
No exploit-tagged reference or CISA SSVC proof-of-concept state is currently recorded. Research may still exist outside the structured feeds.
Likely attack path
local access → Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection') → cause the confidentiality, integrity or availability impact described by the vendor
Attack surface
Local
Privileges required
None: unauthenticated exploitation is possible
User interaction
Passive interaction required
Attack complexity
Low: no specialised conditions are recorded
Security boundary
Not a CVSS 4.0 base metric
Weakness ?CWE means Common Weakness Enumeration: a standard category for the underlying weakness.
CWE-94: Improper 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.
CVSS vector ?CVSS means Common Vulnerability Scoring System. The vector records the metric values used to calculate technical severity.
Common Vulnerability Scoring System 4.0: the compact vector below is decoded into plain language.
AVLocalAttack vector: The attacker needs local access to the vulnerable system.ACLowAttack complexity: No specialised conditions are required beyond attacker-controlled input.ATNoneAttack requirements: No additional deployment or execution condition is required.PRNonePrivileges required: The attacker does not need an account or existing privileges.UIPassiveUser interaction: A user must unknowingly interact with the vulnerable system.VCHighVulnerable-system confidentiality: A successful attack can cause a major loss.VIHighVulnerable-system integrity: A successful attack can cause a major loss.VAHighVulnerable-system availability: A successful attack can cause a major loss.SCNoneSubsequent-system confidentiality: No direct loss is represented by this metric.SINoneSubsequent-system integrity: No direct loss is represented by this metric.SANoneSubsequent-system availability: No direct loss is represented by this metric.
Post-exploitation / living off the land
The issue can support a local privilege or sandbox boundary transition; normal system utilities may then be available in the gained context.
UnauthenticatedCWE-94
A
Official authority intelligence
Only matched European and national findings are included. Language selectors and unavailable sources are omitted.
ENISA EUVD · EUVD-2026-48380Official EUVD mapping
0 linked advisory records.
Official EUVD recordBSI · German · WID-SEC-W-2026-3229Red Hat Enterprise Linux: Mehrere Schwachstellen
Ein entfernter, anonymer Angreifer kann mehrere Schwachstellen in Red Hat Enterprise Linux ausnutzen, um einen Denial of Service Angriff durchzuführen oder Code auszuführen.
Operational remediation based on structured source evidence.
Status ?Patch availability is based on structured fixed-version fields and authoritative update references. If no fix is verified, check the vendor advisory before making a change.
Patch available
Affected
≤ 3.27.5
Fixed
gpsd-1:3.26.1-3.el10_2.2.aarch64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 10); gpsd-1:3.26.1-3.el10_2.2.ppc64le as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 10); gpsd-1:3.26.1-3.el10_2.2.s390x as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 10); gpsd-1:3.26.1-3.el10_2.2.src as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 10); gpsd-1:3.26.1-3.el10_2.2.x86_64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 10); gpsd-clients-1:3.26.1-3.el10_2.2.aarch64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 10); gpsd-clients-1:3.26.1-3.el10_2.2.ppc64le as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 10); gpsd-clients-1:3.26.1-3.el10_2.2.s390x as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 10); gpsd-clients-1:3.26.1-3.el10_2.2.x86_64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 10); gpsd-clients-debuginfo-1:3.26.1-3.el10_2.2.aarch64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 10); gpsd-clients-debuginfo-1:3.26.1-3.el10_2.2.ppc64le as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 10); gpsd-clients-debuginfo-1:3.26.1-3.el10_2.2.s390x as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 10); gpsd-clients-debuginfo-1:3.26.1-3.el10_2.2.x86_64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 10); gpsd-debuginfo-1:3.26.1-3.el10_2.2.aarch64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 10); gpsd-debuginfo-1:3.26.1-3.el10_2.2.ppc64le as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 10); gpsd-debuginfo-1:3.26.1-3.el10_2.2.s390x as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 10); gpsd-debuginfo-1:3.26.1-3.el10_2.2.x86_64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 10); gpsd-debugsource-1:3.26.1-3.el10_2.2.aarch64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 10); gpsd-debugsource-1:3.26.1-3.el10_2.2.ppc64le as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 10); gpsd-debugsource-1:3.26.1-3.el10_2.2.s390x as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 10); gpsd-debugsource-1:3.26.1-3.el10_2.2.x86_64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 10); python3-gpsd-1:3.26.1-3.el10_2.2.aarch64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 10); python3-gpsd-1:3.26.1-3.el10_2.2.ppc64le as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 10); python3-gpsd-1:3.26.1-3.el10_2.2.s390x as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 10); python3-gpsd-1:3.26.1-3.el10_2.2.x86_64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 10); python3-gpsd-debuginfo-1:3.26.1-3.el10_2.2.aarch64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 10); python3-gpsd-debuginfo-1:3.26.1-3.el10_2.2.ppc64le as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 10); python3-gpsd-debuginfo-1:3.26.1-3.el10_2.2.s390x as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 10); python3-gpsd-debuginfo-1:3.26.1-3.el10_2.2.x86_64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 10); gpsd-minimal-1:3.26.1-2.el9_8.2.aarch64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 9); and 20 more
Action
For details on how to apply this update, which includes the changes described in this advisory, refer to: https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258
Workaround
No verified workaround is recorded. Limit untrusted access and use least privilege until authoritative guidance is available.
04
Evidence and provenance
Published 23 Jul 2026 · Last source change 28 Jul 2026, 01:49 UTC · CWE-94 · Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')
CVE recordCVE.org · 5.2
CVSS sourceCNA
EPSS source ?The date BlackTree first stored a score for this CVE from the daily FIRST EPSS feed.FIRST · tracked since 2026-08-14
European sourceENISA EUVD · EUVD-2026-48380
Product sourceCNA
Remediation sourceVendor CSAF · Red Hat Product Security
CWE sourceCNA
NVD statusNVD not scheduled
Core structured fields are present and their contributing authorities are shown above.
Affected versionsThe structured affected or fixed version information changed.
Before
gpsd-minimal as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9; gpsd-minimal-clients as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9; gpsd-minimal.src as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 · Fixed: gpsd-1:3.26.1-3.el10_2.2.aarch64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 10); gpsd-1:3.26.1-3.el10_2.2.ppc64le as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 10); gpsd-1:3.26.1-3.el10_2.2.s390x as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 10); gpsd-1:3.26.1-3.el10_2.2.src as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 10); gpsd-1:3.26.1-3.el10_2.2.x86_64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 10); gpsd-clients-1:3.26.1-3.el10_2.2.aarch64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 10); gpsd-clients-1:3.26.1-3.el10_2.2.ppc64le as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 10); gpsd-clients-1:3.26.1-3.el10_2.2.s390x as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 10); gpsd-clients-1:3.26.1-3.el10_2.2.x86_64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 10); gpsd-clients-debuginfo-1:3.26.1-3.el10_2.2.aarch64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 10); gpsd-clients-debuginfo-1:3.26.1-3.el10_2.2.ppc64le as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 10); gpsd-clients-debuginfo-1:3.26.1-3.el10_2.2.s390x as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 10); gpsd-clients-debuginfo-1:3.26.1-3.el10_2.2.x86_64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 10); gpsd-debuginfo-1:3.26.1-3.el10_2.2.aarch64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 10); gpsd-debuginfo-1:3.26.1-3.el10_2.2.ppc64le as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 10); gpsd-debuginfo-1:3.26.1-3.el10_2.2.s390x as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 10); gpsd-debuginfo-1:3.26.1-3.el10_2.2.x86_64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 10); gpsd-debugsource-1:3.26.1-3.el10_2.2.aarch64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 10); gpsd-debugsource-1:3.26.1-3.el10_2.2.ppc64le as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 10); gpsd-debugsource-1:3.26.1-3.el10_2.2.s390x as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 10); gpsd-debugsource-1:3.26.1-3.el10_2.2.x86_64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 10); python3-gpsd-1:3.26.1-3.el10_2.2.aarch64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 10); python3-gpsd-1:3.26.1-3.el10_2.2.ppc64le as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 10); python3-gpsd-1:3.26.1-3.el10_2.2.s390x as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 10); python3-gpsd-1:3.26.1-3.el10_2.2.x86_64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 10); python3-gpsd-debuginfo-1:3.26.1-3.el10_2.2.aarch64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 10); python3-gpsd-debuginfo-1:3.26.1-3.el10_2.2.ppc64le as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 10); python3-gpsd-debuginfo-1:3.26.1-3.el10_2.2.s390x as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 10); python3-gpsd-debuginfo-1:3.26.1-3.el10_2.2.x86_64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 10)
After
Fixed: gpsd-1:3.26.1-3.el10_2.2.aarch64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 10); gpsd-1:3.26.1-3.el10_2.2.ppc64le as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 10); gpsd-1:3.26.1-3.el10_2.2.s390x as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 10); gpsd-1:3.26.1-3.el10_2.2.src as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 10); gpsd-1:3.26.1-3.el10_2.2.x86_64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 10); gpsd-clients-1:3.26.1-3.el10_2.2.aarch64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 10); gpsd-clients-1:3.26.1-3.el10_2.2.ppc64le as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 10); gpsd-clients-1:3.26.1-3.el10_2.2.s390x as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 10); gpsd-clients-1:3.26.1-3.el10_2.2.x86_64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 10); gpsd-clients-debuginfo-1:3.26.1-3.el10_2.2.aarch64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 10); gpsd-clients-debuginfo-1:3.26.1-3.el10_2.2.ppc64le as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 10); gpsd-clients-debuginfo-1:3.26.1-3.el10_2.2.s390x as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 10); gpsd-clients-debuginfo-1:3.26.1-3.el10_2.2.x86_64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 10); gpsd-debuginfo-1:3.26.1-3.el10_2.2.aarch64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 10); gpsd-debuginfo-1:3.26.1-3.el10_2.2.ppc64le as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 10); gpsd-debuginfo-1:3.26.1-3.el10_2.2.s390x as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 10); gpsd-debuginfo-1:3.26.1-3.el10_2.2.x86_64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 10); gpsd-debugsource-1:3.26.1-3.el10_2.2.aarch64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 10); gpsd-debugsource-1:3.26.1-3.el10_2.2.ppc64le as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 10); gpsd-debugsource-1:3.26.1-3.el10_2.2.s390x as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 10); gpsd-debugsource-1:3.26.1-3.el10_2.2.x86_64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 10); python3-gpsd-1:3.26.1-3.el10_2.2.aarch64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 10); python3-gpsd-1:3.26.1-3.el10_2.2.ppc64le as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 10); python3-gpsd-1:3.26.1-3.el10_2.2.s390x as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 10); python3-gpsd-1:3.26.1-3.el10_2.2.x86_64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 10); python3-gpsd-debuginfo-1:3.26.1-3.el10_2.2.aarch64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 10); python3-gpsd-debuginfo-1:3.26.1-3.el10_2.2.ppc64le as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 10); python3-gpsd-debuginfo-1:3.26.1-3.el10_2.2.s390x as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 10); python3-gpsd-debuginfo-1:3.26.1-3.el10_2.2.x86_64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 10); gpsd-minimal-1:3.26.1-2.el9_8.2.aarch64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 9); and 20 more
Technical terms and abbreviations used in this report
CVE
Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures: the public identifier for one disclosed vulnerability.
CVSS
Common Vulnerability Scoring System: a technical severity framework; it is not patching priority by itself.
EPSS
Exploit Prediction Scoring System: FIRST's estimate of the probability that exploitation activity will be observed in the next 30 days; it is a forecast, not confirmation.
CWE
Common Weakness Enumeration: the standard category describing the underlying software or hardware weakness.
CNA
CVE Numbering Authority: an organisation authorised to assign and publish CVE records.
CISA ADP
Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency Authorized Data Publisher: structured enrichment added to a CVE record.
NVD
National Vulnerability Database: NIST's enrichment service for CVE records.
CERT / CSIRT
A computer security incident response team that publishes warnings or coordinates incident response.
PoC
Proof of concept: public material that demonstrates or helps reproduce exploitation.
CSAF
Common Security Advisory Framework: a machine-readable format for security advisories.
LoTL
Living off the land: abuse of legitimate tools or system functions during an attack.
CVE-2026-60122: gpsd gpsprof Code Injection via SKY.satellites used Field | BlackTree
