CVE-2024-38396

Published: Jun 16, 2024Modified: Jun 17, 2026

9.8

Vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploitability: 3.9 / Impact: 5.9

Source: 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0 (Secondary)

Description

An issue was discovered in iTerm2 3.5.x before 3.5.2. Unfiltered use of an escape sequence to report a window title, in combination with the built-in tmux integration feature (enabled by default), allows an attacker to inject arbitrary code into the terminal, a different vulnerability than CVE-2024-38395.

Affected (1)

Products: Iterm2: Iterm2

1 product

Configuration A

1 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Iterm2 Iterm2	From 3.5.0 to 3.5.2

Related CWEs

Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')

The product constructs all or part of a code segment using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the syntax or behavior of the intended code segment.

References (8)

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/06/17/1

Source: cve@mitre.org

Mailing List

https://gitlab.com/gnachman/iterm2/-/commit/fc60236a914d63fb70a5c632e211203a4f1bd4dd

Source: cve@mitre.org

Patch

https://iterm2.com/downloads.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

Product

https://vin01.github.io/piptagole/escape-sequences/iterm2/rce/2024/06/16/iterm2-rce-window-title-tmux-integration.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

Exploit

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/06/17/1

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Mailing List

https://gitlab.com/gnachman/iterm2/-/commit/fc60236a914d63fb70a5c632e211203a4f1bd4dd

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Patch

https://iterm2.com/downloads.html

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Product

https://vin01.github.io/piptagole/escape-sequences/iterm2/rce/2024/06/16/iterm2-rce-window-title-tmux-integration.html

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Exploit

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