Exposed Dangerous Method or Function
Priority LOW 37Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and GitHub.
Summary
The package guake before 3.8.5 are vulnerable to Exposed Dangerous Method or Function due to the exposure of execute_command and execute_command_by_uuid methods via the d-bus interface, which makes it possible for a malicious user to run an arbitrary command via the d-bus method. **Note:** Exploitation requires the user to have installed another malicious program that will be able to send dbus signals or run terminal commands.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.0113 66th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix Fixed guake: 3.8.5guake (PyPI): 3.8.5
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | guake | before 3.8.5 | 3.8.5 | Patch available | CNA |
| — | guake (PyPI) | before 3.8.5 | 3.8.5 | Patch available | GHSA-7x48-7466-3g33 |
- guake Vendor— Affected before 3.8.5 Fixed in 3.8.5 Patch available CNA
- guake (PyPI) Vendor— Affected before 3.8.5 Fixed in 3.8.5 Patch available GHSA-7x48-7466-3g33
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:guake-project:guake:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | before 3.8.5 | Vulnerable | Guake-project |
- cpe:2.3:a:guake-project:guake:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 3.8.5 Vulnerable ·Guake-project
Remediation
- Fix · CNA guake Fixed in 3.8.5
- Fix · GHSA-7x48-7466-3g33 guake (PyPI) Fixed in 3.8.5 Advisory →
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2021-23556
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-7x48-7466-3g33
References
Patch 2
Advisory 3
Sources
- CVE-2021-23556 · CVE Program
- CVE-2021-23556 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-7x48-7466-3g33 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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