https://peertube.eqver.se/videos/watch/fdb50142-d432-44ee-a3ee-f7de8360dd9d A DEF CON 31 talk on the security of terminal emulators and escape sequences dating back to the ASCII standard of the 1960s. These mechanisms are still widely used in modern operating systems. The researcher revisits this class of legacy vulnerabilities and uncovers new issues in several popular terminals. In some cases, they can lead to remote code execution, especially when combined with other bugs. The talk highlights that even basic tools like terminals remain an important and often overlooked attack surface. Fri, 24 Jul 2026 11:30:36 GMT https://validator.w3.org/feed/docs/rss2.html PeerTube - https://peertube.eqver.se https://peertube.eqver.se/client/assets/images/icons/icon-512x512.png https://peertube.eqver.se/videos/watch/fdb50142-d432-44ee-a3ee-f7de8360dd9d All rights reserved, unless otherwise specified in the terms specified at https://peertube.eqver.se/about and potential licenses granted by each content's rightholder.