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TI-2024-37672 Aliases CVE-2024-56803

Ghostty improperly handles window title sequences which can lead to arbitrary command execution

Priority LOW 30CWE-94Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
Active
Attack complexity
Low
Attack requirements
None
Impact type
Code execution
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Low · Low · Low
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-94.

Summary

Ghostty is a cross-platform terminal emulator. Ghostty, as allowed by default in 1.0.0, allows attackers to modify the window title via a certain character escape sequence and then insert it back to the command line in the user's terminal, e.g. when the user views a file containing the malicious sequence, which could allow the attacker to execute arbitrary commands. This attack requires an attacker to send malicious escape sequences followed by convincing the user to physically press the "enter" key. Fixed in Ghostty v1.0.1.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00542 45th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed ghostty (ghostty-org): 1.0.1

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
None
Automatable
Yes
Technical impact
Partial

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
ghostty-orgghosttybefore 1.0.11.0.1Patch availableCNA
  • ghostty Vendorghostty-org Affected before 1.0.1 Fixed in 1.0.1 Patch available CNA

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA ghostty (ghostty-org) Fixed in 1.0.1

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2024-56803

References

Sources

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