iTerm2 before 3.4.18 mishandles a DECRQSS response.
Priority MEDIUM 51CWE-20Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
iTerm2 before 3.4.18 mishandles a DECRQSS response.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.0096 61st percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- Yes
- Technical impact
- Total
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
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
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2022-45872
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-wqm5-v7vh-9383
References
Advisory 1
More Iterm2 vulnerabilities
- TI-2024-25648 An issue was discovered in iTerm2 3.5.x before 3.5.2. CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2023-24916 iTerm2 before 3.4.20 allow (potentially remote) code execution because of mishandling of… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2023-24915 iTerm2 before 3.4.20 allow (potentially remote) code execution because of mishandling of… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2026-29861 In iTerm2 through 3.6.9, displaying a .txt file can cause code execution via DCS 2000p… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
- TI-2024-25647 In iTerm2 before 3.5.2, the "Terminal may report window title" setting is not honored… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2023-24933 iTermSessionLauncher.m in iTerm2 before 3.5.0beta12 does not sanitize ssh hostnames in… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
Sources
- CVE-2022-45872 · CVE Program
- CVE-2022-45872 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-wqm5-v7vh-9383 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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