RCE in Iterm2
CVE-2024-38395
In iTerm2 before 3.5.2, the "Terminal may report window title" setting is not honored, and thus remote code execution might occur but "is not trivially exploitable."
Vulnerability class: RCE (Remote Code Execution)
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: 0.015 (73.0th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 73rd percentile — 73.0% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.015 · newest: 0.015 · change: -0.000
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- iterm2.com/downloads.html (Product)
- gitlab.com/gnachman/iterm2/-/commit/f1e89f78dd72dcac3ba66d3d6f93db3f7f649219 (Patch)
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/06/15/1 (Mailing List)
- gitlab.com/gnachman/iterm2/-/tags/v3.5.2 (Release Notes)
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/06/17/1 (mailing-list, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2024-38395?
- CVE-2024-38395 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Iterm2, classified under Code Injection. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2024-06-16.
- How severe is CVE-2024-38395?
- Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2024-38395 known to be exploited?
- 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.