gpsd through release-3.27.5, fixed at commit 4c06658, contains a command injection vulnerability in gpsprof that allows attackers who control the GPS device subtype value to execute arbitrary shell commands by embedding backtick payloads in the gnuplot plot title without proper escaping. The subtype field sourced from a DEVICES JSON log entry or NMEA PGRMT sentence is written into a generated gnuplot program via a set title statement with only double-quote characters escaped, enabling arbitrary shell command execution as the user running gnuplot when the victim renders the generated plot through the gpsprof and gnuplot workflow.

The remote AlmaLinux 10 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the ALSA-2026:51075 advisory.

    * gpsd: gpsd: Command Injection via GPS device subtype allows arbitrary code execution (CVE-2026-58459)

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the AlmaLinux security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The remote Oracle Linux 9 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the ELSA-2026-51153 advisory.

    - fix command injection in gpsprof (CVE-2026-58459)
    - fix buffer overflow in NMEA2000 driver (CVE-2025-67268)

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Oracle Linux security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The remote RockyLinux 10 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the RLSA-2026:51075 advisory.

    * gpsd: gpsd: Command Injection via GPS device subtype allows arbitrary code execution (CVE-2026-58459)

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the RockyLinux security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The remote RockyLinux 9 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the RLSA-2026:51153 advisory.

    * gpsd: gpsd: Command Injection via GPS device subtype allows arbitrary code execution (CVE-2026-58459)

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the RockyLinux security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The remote Oracle Linux 10 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the ELSA-2026-51075 advisory.

    [3.26.1-3.0.1.el10_2.1]
    - Replace upstream reference [Orabug: 37033219]

    [1:3.26.1-3.el10_2.1]
    - fix command injection in gpsprof (CVE-2026-58459)

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Oracle Linux security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The remote Redhat Enterprise Linux 9 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the RHSA-2026:51153 advisory.

    gpsd is a service daemon that mediates access to a GPS sensor connected to the host computer by serial or     USB interface, making its data on the location/course/velocity of the sensor available to be queried on     TCP port 2947 of the host computer.  The Red Hat support for this package is limited. See     https://access.redhat.com/support/policy/gpsd-support for more details.

    Security Fix(es):

    * gpsd: gpsd: Command Injection via GPS device subtype allows arbitrary code execution (CVE-2026-58459)

    For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and     other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Red Hat Enterprise Linux security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The remote Redhat Enterprise Linux 10 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the RHSA-2026:51075 advisory.

    gpsd is a service daemon that mediates access to a GPS sensor connected to the host computer by serial or     USB interface, making its data on the location/course/velocity of the sensor available to be queried on     TCP port 2947 of the host computer.  With gpsd, multiple GPS client applications (such as navigational and     war-driving software) can share access to a GPS without contention or loss of data.  Also, gpsd responds     to queries with a format that is substantially easier to parse than NMEA 0183.  The Red Hat support for     this package is limited. See https://access.redhat.com/support/policy/gpsd-support for more details.

    Security Fix(es):

    * gpsd: gpsd: Command Injection via GPS device subtype allows arbitrary code execution (CVE-2026-58459)

    For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and     other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Red Hat Enterprise Linux security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The remote Fedora 43 host has a package installed that is affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the FEDORA-2026-d61fcb86ed advisory.

    Security fix for CVE-2026-58459


Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Fedora security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The remote Fedora 44 host has a package installed that is affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the FEDORA-2026-36e3aa0593 advisory.

    Security fix for CVE-2026-58459


Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Fedora security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The Linux/Unix host has one or more packages installed that are impacted by a vulnerability without a vendor supplied patch available.

  - gpsd through release-3.27.5, fixed at commit 4c06658, contains a command injection vulnerability in     gpsprof that allows attackers who control the GPS device subtype value to execute arbitrary shell commands     by embedding backtick payloads in the gnuplot plot title without proper escaping. The subtype field     sourced from a DEVICES JSON log entry or NMEA PGRMT sentence is written into a generated gnuplot program     via a set title statement with only double-quote characters escaped, enabling arbitrary shell command     execution as the user running gnuplot when the victim renders the generated plot through the gpsprof and     gnuplot workflow. (CVE-2026-58459)

Note that Nessus relies on the presence of the package as reported by the vendor.

ID	Name	Product	Family	Type	Severity
334145	AlmaLinux 10 : gpsd (ALSA-2026:51075)	Nessus	Alma Linux Local Security Checks	Local	high
333385	Oracle Linux 9 : gpsd-minimal (ELSA-2026-51153)	Nessus	Oracle Linux Local Security Checks	Local	high
333347	RockyLinux 10 : gpsd (RLSA-2026:51075)	Nessus	Rocky Linux Local Security Checks	Local	high
333346	RockyLinux 9 : gpsd-minimal (RLSA-2026:51153)	Nessus	Rocky Linux Local Security Checks	Local	high
333179	Oracle Linux 10 : gpsd (ELSA-2026-51075)	Nessus	Oracle Linux Local Security Checks	Local	high
333175	RHEL 9 : gpsd-minimal (RHSA-2026:51153)	Nessus	Red Hat Local Security Checks	Local	high
333115	RHEL 10 : gpsd (RHSA-2026:51075)	Nessus	Red Hat Local Security Checks	Local	high
330527	Fedora 43 : gpsd (2026-d61fcb86ed)	Nessus	Fedora Local Security Checks	Local	high
328433	Fedora 44 : gpsd (2026-36e3aa0593)	Nessus	Fedora Local Security Checks	Local	high
326290	Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2026-58459	Nessus	Misc.	Local	high

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