iTerm2 up to 3.5.0beta11 SSH Hostname iTermSessionLauncher.m privilege escalation

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in iTerm2 up to 3.5.0beta11. It has been declared as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the file iTermSessionLauncher.m of the component SSH Hostname Handler. The manipulation results in an unknown weakness. This vulnerability is cataloged as CVE-2023-46322. There is no exploit available. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in iTerm2 up to 3.5.0beta11. Affected is some unknown processing of the file iTermSessionLauncher.m of the component SSH Hostname Handler. The impact remains unknown. CVE summarizes:

iTermSessionLauncher.m in iTerm2 before 3.5.0beta12 does not sanitize ssh hostnames in URLs. The hostname's initial character may be non-alphanumeric. The hostname's other characters may be outside the set of alphanumeric characters, dash, and period.

The weakness was shared 10/23/2023 as ef7bb84520013b2524df9787d4aa9f2c96746c01. The advisory is shared for download at gitlab.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2023-46322 since 10/22/2023. There are known technical details, but no exploit is available.

Upgrading to version 3.5.0beta12 eliminates this vulnerability. Applying the patch ef7bb84520013b2524df9787d4aa9f2c96746c01 is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at gitlab.com. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be upgrading to the latest version.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at EUVD (EUVD-2023-50543). VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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

VulDB Base Score: 5.5
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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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: iTerm2 3.5.0beta12
Patch: ef7bb84520013b2524df9787d4aa9f2c96746c01

Timelineinfo

10/22/2023 🔍
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02/14/2026 +845 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: ef7bb84520013b2524df9787d4aa9f2c96746c01
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2023-46322 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2023-46322
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-243144
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Entryinfo

Created: 10/23/2023 07:25
Updated: 02/14/2026 23:11
Changes: 10/23/2023 07:25 (41), 11/12/2023 16:29 (11), 09/12/2024 00:04 (15), 02/14/2026 23:11 (2)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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