What is CVE-2022-46387?

CVE-2022-46387 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Cmder, classified under Improper Encoding or Escaping of Output. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2023-03-28.

How severe is CVE-2022-46387?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.

Is CVE-2022-46387 known to be exploited?

1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Vulnerability in Cmder

CVE-2022-46387

ConEmu through 220807 and Cmder before 1.3.21 report the title of the terminal, including control characters, which allows an attacker to change the title and then execute it as commands.

EPSS: 0.009 (55.0th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

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.

Affected products

Cmder
Maximus5 Conemu
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-116 — Improper Encoding or Escaping of Output

Public proof-of-concept exploits

dgl/houdini-kubectl-poc

References

cve@mitre.org (Release Notes)
cve@mitre.org (Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-46387?: CVE-2022-46387 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Cmder, classified under Improper Encoding or Escaping of Output. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2023-03-28.
How severe is CVE-2022-46387?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2022-46387 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.