In Eternal Terminal 6.2.1, TelemetryService uses fixed paths in /tmp.
Priority MEDIUM 63CWE-59Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- High
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
In Eternal Terminal 6.2.1, TelemetryService uses fixed paths in /tmp. For example, a local attacker can create /tmp/.sentry-native-etserver with mode 0777 before the etserver process is started. The attacker can choose to read sensitive information from that file, or modify the information in that file.
Why it matters now
Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00314 24th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- Poc
- Automatable
- No
- 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
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:eternal_terminal_project:eternal_terminal:6.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.2.1 | Vulnerable | Jason Gauci |
- cpe:2.3:a:eternal_terminal_project:eternal_terminal:6.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.2.1 Vulnerable ·Jason Gauci
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Vendor assessments
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-23558
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-m7cp-w3xh-qr3p
References
More Jason Gauci Eternal Terminal vulnerabilities
- TI-2022-08749 Race condition in Jason Gauci Eternal Terminal CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2022-08748 Race condition in Jason Gauci Eternal Terminal CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2022-23893 In Eternal Terminal 6.2.1, etserver and etclient have world-readable logfiles. CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.3
- TI-2022-23892 In Eternal Terminal 6.2.1, etserver and etclient have predictable logfile names in /tmp. CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.3
- TI-2022-08751 Improper input validation in Jason Gauci Eternal Terminal CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
- TI-2022-08750 Race condition in Jason Gauci Eternal Terminal CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.0
Sources
- CVE-2023-23558 · CVE Program
- CVE-2023-23558 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-m7cp-w3xh-qr3p · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2023-23558 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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