In iTerm2 before 3.5.2, the "Terminal may report window title" setting is not honored…
Priority MEDIUM 52CWE-94Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-94.
Summary
In iTerm2 before 3.5.2, the "Terminal may report window title" setting is not honored, and thus remote code execution might occur but "is not trivially exploitable."
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.01484 74th 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-2024-38395
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-m869-mpfx-h3g2
References
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-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
Sources
- CVE-2024-38395 · CVE Program
- CVE-2024-38395 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-m869-mpfx-h3g2 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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