The uxterm terminal emulator allows attackers to modify the window title via a certain…
Priority LOW 36Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Partial · Partial · Partial
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
The uxterm terminal emulator allows attackers to 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.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.01781 78th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 2
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:national_university_of_singapore:uxterm:2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.3 | Vulnerable | National University Of Singapore |
| cpe:2.3:a:national_university_of_singapore:uxterm:2.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.4.1 | Vulnerable | National University Of Singapore |
- cpe:2.3:a:national_university_of_singapore:uxterm:2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.3 Vulnerable ·National University Of Singapore
- cpe:2.3:a:national_university_of_singapore:uxterm:2.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.4.1 Vulnerable ·National University Of Singapore
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2003-0065
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-73v6-qr33-qrch
References
Sources
- CVE-2003-0065 · CVE Program
- CVE-2003-0065 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-73v6-qr33-qrch · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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