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TI-2024-23239 Aliases CVE-2024-35164GHSA-8wh3-jcvc-qrmq

Apache Guacamole: Improper input validation of console codes

Priority LOW 35CWE-129Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
High
Impact type
Code execution
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-129 and the CVSS impact.

Summary

The terminal emulator of Apache Guacamole 1.5.5 and older does not properly validate console codes received from servers via text-based protocols like SSH. If a malicious user has access to a text-based connection, a specially-crafted sequence of console codes could allow arbitrary code to be executed with the privileges of the running guacd process. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 1.6.0, which fixes this issue.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.0053 45th 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
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

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
ApacheApache Guacamole0.8.0 – 1.5.5—No fix listedCNA
  • Apache Guacamole VendorApache Affected 0.8.0 – 1.5.5 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:apache:guacamole:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.8.0 to before 1.6.0VulnerableApache
  • cpe:2.3:a:apache:guacamole:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.8.0 to before 1.6.0 Vulnerable ·Apache

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat's page for this CVE →

Not affected: 1 product
  • Red Hat

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2024-35164
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-8wh3-jcvc-qrmq

References

  • TI-2019-14123 SQLite 3.30.1 mishandles certain SELECT statements with a nonexistent VIEW, leading to an application crash. CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2023-23512 Apache Guacamole: Integer overflow in handling of VNC image buffers CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2021-19751 Improper validation of SAML responses CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2023-14404 Apache Guacamole: Use-after-free in handling of RDP audio input buffer CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.1
  • TI-2017-02374 Race condition in Apache Guacamole CVSS 3.0HIGH 8.1
  • TI-2018-01241 Prior to 1.0.0, Apache Guacamole used a cookie for client-side storage of the user's… CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.5
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Sources