VDB-243683 · CVE-2023-39726 · EUVD-2023-43426

Mintty up to 3.6.4 Commands privilege escalation

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Mintty up to 3.6.4. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component Commands Handler. The manipulation leads to an unknown weakness. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2023-39726. The attack may be initiated remotely. There is no available exploit.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Mintty up to 3.6.4. It has been rated as critical. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component Commands Handler. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

An issue in Mintty v.3.6.4 and before allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code via crafted commands to the terminal.

The weakness was presented 10/27/2023. It is possible to read the advisory at dgl.cx. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2023-39726 since 08/07/2023. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at EUVD (EUVD-2023-43426). Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

Productinfo

Name

Mintty

Version

CPE 2.3info

CPE 2.2info

CVSSv4info

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 8.0
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 8.0

VulDB Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Temp Score: 6.3
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NVD Base Score: 9.8
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Exploitinginfo

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

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Status: Not defined

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

08/07/2023 🔍
10/27/2023 +81 days 🔍
10/27/2023 +0 days 🔍
01/26/2026 +822 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: dgl.cx
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2023-39726 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2023-39726
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-243683
EUVD: 🔍

Entryinfo

Created: 10/27/2023 07:55
Updated: 01/26/2026 10:13
Changes: 10/27/2023 07:55 (35), 11/19/2023 02:46 (11), 09/10/2024 21:46 (15), 01/26/2026 10:13 (1)
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