Vulnerability in Iterm2
CVE-2019-9535
A vulnerability exists in the way that iTerm2 integrates with tmux's control mode, which may allow an attacker to execute arbitrary commands by providing malicious output to the terminal. This affects versions of iTerm2 up to and including 3.3.5. This vulnerability may allow an attacker to execute arbitrary commands on their victim's computer by providing malicious output to the terminal. It could be exploited using command-line utilities that print attacker-controlled content.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.025 (84.2th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 84th percentile — 84.2% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.025 · newest: 0.025 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Iterm2 — versions 3.3.5
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- kb.cert.org/vuls/id/763073/ (US Government Resource, Third Party Advisory, third-party-advisory)
- blog.mozilla.org/security/2019/10/09/iterm2-critical-issue-moss-audit/ (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)
- groups.google.com/forum/
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2019-9535?
- CVE-2019-9535 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Iterm2, classified under CWE-349. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2019-10-09.
- How severe is CVE-2019-9535?
- Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.