pickem vulnerable to terminal escape-sequence injection via unsanitized item text

Date Aug 25, 2026
Type Vendor advisory
Signal High-risk advisory
Vendor / Product npm · pickem
High-risk advisory

Summary

pickem vulnerable to terminal escape-sequence injection via unsanitized item text

Why it matters

GitHub has published a reviewed security advisory for pickem. Prioritize it with other application dependency updates.

Operator check

Check whether pickem is present in application dependency manifests, lockfiles, or build images. Review the GitHub advisory and upgrade to a patched version where available. CVSS score: 8.6.

Sources

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