CVE-2026-54162
Ember: Unneutralised terminal escape/control sequences from Caddy logs injected into the operator's TUI
- State
- Published
- Severity
- 4.7 Medium
- Published
- Oct 28, 2026
- Updated
- Oct 29, 2026
- Reserved
- Jun 11, 2026
Description
Ember is a real-time terminal dashboard for Caddy servers with FrankenPHP support. Prior to 1.4.2, interactive TUI row formatters pass Caddy access-log fields, particularly the request URI, through the `fitCellLeft` render helper without neutralizing terminal escape or control sequences. An unauthenticated remote client can place ANSI, OSC, or CSI control bytes in an ordinary HTTP request target. Caddy JSON-escapes those bytes, `ParseLogLine` decodes them back into raw controls, and the formatters concatenate them into `View()` output reaching `os.Stdout`. When the operator views the default `Logs` tab, the terminal interprets these sequences, allowing monitoring-dashboard spoofing, clipboard hijacking through `OSC 52`, and window-title spoofing through `OSC 0/2`. This works even with a loopback-only log listener because the input arrives through normal Caddy access logs. `Certificates` and `Routes` share secondary unneutralized render sinks. The `--json`, `--once`, and daemon `--expose` modes are unaffected because they do not render an interactive terminal. Consequences depend on the terminal emulator and usually require further operator action to escalate; this is not general-purpose remote code execution. This issue is fixed in version 1.4.2.
Scores
| CVSS | Score | Vector | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3.1 | 4.7 Medium | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:N | GitHub_M |
Weaknesses
- CWE-150 Improper Neutralization of Escape, Meta, or Control Sequences
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
emberalexandre-daubois |
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References
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