CVE-2026-46672

Actual: CSV Formula Injection in `@actual-app/cli` `--format csv` Output via Custom `escapeCsv` Helper

Published Jul 7, 2026 CVSS 3.1 · 4.6 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
Actual is a local-first personal finance app. Prior to 26.6.0, @actual-app/cli ships a hand-rolled CSV serializer in packages/cli/src/output.ts used whenever the global --format csv option is passed, whose escapeCsv helper only handles RFC 4180 delimiter, quote, and newline escaping and does not neutralize standard CSV formula-injection prefixes. Any CLI command that streams an object array containing user-controlled strings, including transactions list, accounts list, payees list, categories list, tags list, category-groups list, rules list, schedules list, and query, can emit cells that auto-evaluate when the resulting CSV is opened in Excel, LibreOffice Calc, or Google Sheets, enabling data exfiltration and arbitrary formula execution. This issue is fixed in version 26.6.0.

Remediation

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-7gh7-258j-4mpq @actual-app/cli `--format csv` Output Vulnerable to CSV Formula Injection via Custom `escapeCsv` Helper
History
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Metrics ssvc

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Description Actual is a local-first personal finance app. Prior to 26.6.0, @actual-app/cli ships a hand-rolled CSV serializer in packages/cli/src/output.ts used whenever the global --format csv option is passed, whose escapeCsv helper only handles RFC 4180 delimiter, quote, and newline escaping and does not neutralize standard CSV formula-injection prefixes. Any CLI command that streams an object array containing user-controlled strings, including transactions list, accounts list, payees list, categories list, tags list, category-groups list, rules list, schedules list, and query, can emit cells that auto-evaluate when the resulting CSV is opened in Excel, LibreOffice Calc, or Google Sheets, enabling data exfiltration and arbitrary formula execution. This issue is fixed in version 26.6.0.
Title Actual: CSV Formula Injection in `@actual-app/cli` `--format csv` Output via Custom `escapeCsv` Helper
Weaknesses CWE-1236
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 4.6, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N'}

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Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
GitHub_M
Published
Updated
Jul 8, 2026, 1:00 PM
Reserved
May 15, 2026, 9:46 PM
Status
Deferred
Published
Jul 7, 2026, 9:17 PM
Modified
Oct 25, 2026, 8:10 PM