CVE-2026-46672
Actual: CSV Formula Injection in `@actual-app/cli` `--format csv` Output via Custom `escapeCsv` Helper
- State
- Published
- Severity
- 4.6 Medium
- Published
- Jul 7, 2026
- Updated
- Jul 8, 2026
- Reserved
- May 15, 2026
Description
Actual is a local-first personal finance app. Prior to 26.6.0, @actual-app/cli ships a hand-rolled CSV serializer in packages/cli/src/output.ts used whenever the global --format csv option is passed, whose escapeCsv helper only handles RFC 4180 delimiter, quote, and newline escaping and does not neutralize standard CSV formula-injection prefixes. Any CLI command that streams an object array containing user-controlled strings, including transactions list, accounts list, payees list, categories list, tags list, category-groups list, rules list, schedules list, and query, can emit cells that auto-evaluate when the resulting CSV is opened in Excel, LibreOffice Calc, or Google Sheets, enabling data exfiltration and arbitrary formula execution. This issue is fixed in version 26.6.0.
Scores
| CVSS | Score | Vector | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3.1 | 4.6 Medium | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N | GitHub_M |
Weaknesses
- CWE-1236 Improper Neutralization of Formula Elements in a CSV File
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
actualactualbudget |
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References
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