Executive Summary

This vulnerability exists in Warp, an agentic development environment, in versions from 0.2021.04.25.23.05.stable_00 until 0.2026.05.06.15.42.stable_01. It allows terminal output to request access to the local system clipboard without requiring a separate confirmation step. This means that a malicious remote host, remote program, or any attacker-controlled terminal output source can trigger clipboard reads or writes without the user's explicit consent, crossing the trust boundary between untrusted terminal output and the user's local desktop clipboard.

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Compliance Impact

The vulnerability allows unauthorized access to the local system clipboard by attacker-controlled terminal output without explicit user consent. This can lead to exposure or manipulation of sensitive data, crossing trust boundaries between untrusted terminal output and the user's local desktop environment.

Such unauthorized access and potential data leakage could negatively impact compliance with data protection regulations like GDPR and HIPAA, which require strict controls over the confidentiality and integrity of personal and sensitive information.

The vulnerability’s high severity and its ability to compromise confidentiality and integrity highlight risks that organizations must mitigate to maintain compliance.

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Detection Guidance

There are no specific detection commands or network/system scanning methods provided in the available resources for identifying the presence of CVE-2026-48725.

Detection primarily involves verifying the version of the Warp terminal emulator in use. Versions prior to v0.2026.05.06.15.42.stable_01 are vulnerable.

To detect if your Warp terminal is vulnerable, check the version by running the Warp terminal and using its version command or inspecting the installed package version.

• Example command to check Warp version (may vary depending on installation): warp --version

If the version is older than v0.2026.05.06.15.42.stable_01, the system is vulnerable to clipboard access via OSC 52 sequences.

No network-based detection commands or signatures are mentioned, and no workarounds exist beyond updating to a patched Warp build.

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Impact Analysis

The vulnerability can lead to unauthorized access or modification of the user's clipboard data by an attacker. Since clipboard contents often include sensitive information such as passwords, personal data, or confidential business information, an attacker could steal or alter this data without the user's knowledge. This can result in data leakage, privacy breaches, or manipulation of clipboard contents, potentially leading to further security compromises.

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Mitigation Strategies

To mitigate this vulnerability, update Warp to version 0.2026.05.06.15.42.stable_01 or later, where the issue has been fixed.

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