ConEmu Control Character privilege escalation

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in ConEmu. It has been classified as problematic. This affects an unknown function of the component Control Character Handler. The manipulation leads to an unknown weakness. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2023-39150. There is no exploit available. It is suggested to install a patch to address this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in ConEmu (unknown version). It has been rated as problematic. This issue affects an unknown code block of the component Control Character Handler. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

ConEmu before commit 230724 does not sanitize title responses correctly for control characters, potentially leading to arbitrary code execution. This is related to an incomplete fix for CVE-2022-46387.

The weakness was shared 09/12/2023 as 60683a186628ffaa7689fcb64b3c38ced69287c1. The advisory is shared at github.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2023-39150 since 07/25/2023. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available.

Applying the patch 60683a186628ffaa7689fcb64b3c38ced69287c1 is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at github.com.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at EUVD (EUVD-2023-42891). Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.6
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.6

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VulDB Temp Score: 5.3
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Privilege escalation
CWE: Unknown
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

Availability: 🔍
Status: Not defined

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Patch
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Patch: 60683a186628ffaa7689fcb64b3c38ced69287c1

Timelineinfo

07/25/2023 🔍
09/12/2023 +49 days 🔍
09/12/2023 +0 days 🔍
01/24/2026 +865 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: 60683a186628ffaa7689fcb64b3c38ced69287c1
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2023-39150 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2023-39150
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-239489
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Entryinfo

Created: 09/12/2023 18:04
Updated: 01/24/2026 05:49
Changes: 09/12/2023 18:04 (38), 10/10/2023 12:20 (11), 01/24/2026 05:49 (15)
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Cache ID: 216::103

Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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