RCE in Migueldeicaza Swiftterm
CVE-2022-23465
SwiftTerm is a Xterm/VT100 Terminal emulator. Prior to commit a94e6b24d24ce9680ad79884992e1dff8e150a31, an attacker could modify the window title via a certain character escape sequence and then insert it back to the command line in the user's terminal, e.g. when the user views a file containing the malicious sequence, which could allow the attacker to execute arbitrary commands. Version a94e6b24d24ce9680ad79884992e1dff8e150a31 contains a patch for this issue. There are no known workarounds available.
Vulnerability class: RCE (Remote Code Execution)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.1 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:L/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.004 (36.9th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 37th percentile — 36.9% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.004 · newest: 0.004 · change: +0.000
Affected products
- Migueldeicaza Swiftterm — versions < a94e6b24d24ce9680ad79884992e1dff8e150a31
- Swiftterm Project
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- github.com/migueldeicaza/SwiftTerm/security/advisories/GHSA-jq43-q8mx-r7mq (Third Party Advisory)
- github.com/migueldeicaza/SwiftTerm/commit/a94e6b24d24ce9680ad79884992e1dff8e150… (Patch, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2022-23465?
- CVE-2022-23465 is a high-severity vulnerability in Migueldeicaza Swiftterm, classified under Code Injection. CVSS score: 7.1/10. Published 2022-12-02.
- How severe is CVE-2022-23465?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.1 out of 10.