TI-2023-24915 Aliases CVE-2023-46300 GHSA-2rrh-8pm2-3q2c

iTerm2 before 3.4.20 allow (potentially remote) code execution because of mishandling of…

HIGH 82CWE-116Published 2023-10-22 · Updated 2024-09-12

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 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

iTerm2 before 3.4.20 allow (potentially remote) code execution because of mishandling of certain escape sequences related to tmux integration.

Why it matters now

Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV

EPSS 0.01319 71st 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: 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

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:a:iterm2:iterm2::::::::	before 3.4.20	Vulnerable	iTerm2

cpe:2.3:a:iterm2:iterm2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 3.4.20 Vulnerable ·iTerm2

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-46300
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-2rrh-8pm2-3q2c

References

Exploit 1

https://blog.solidsnail.com/posts/2023-08-28-iterm2-rce

Patch 2

Other 1

https://iterm2.com/news.html

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-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-2022-22670 iTerm2 before 3.4.18 mishandles a DECRQSS response. 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

See all 11 →

Sources

This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. Sources and licences