An issue in htop-dev htop v.2.20 allows a local attacker to cause an out-of-bounds access in the Header_populateFromSettings function.
Vendor
htop vulnerabilities
2 published CVES affecting htop, from public sources (CVE.org, NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS, OSV).
- Total
- 2
- Critical
- 0
- High
- 1
- Medium
- 1
- Low
- 0
- Unscored
- 0
- CISA KEV
- 0
Products
Latest htop CVEs
Newest publication first
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HighCVSS 8.4 EPSS 0.20%
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MediumCVSS 4.6 EPSS 0.42%
htop 0.7 writes process names to a terminal without sanitizing non-printable characters, which might allow local users to hide processes, modify arbitrary files, or have unspecified other impact via a process name with "crazy control strings."
Sources: CVE.org, NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS, OSV and public exploit-reference metadata. Product matching comes from the published CVE records. A proof-of-concept means public code exists; it is not evidence of exploitation.