CVE-2022-45063

xterm before 375 allows code execution via font ops, e.g., because an OSC 50 response may have Ctrl-g and therefore lead to command execution within the vi line-editing mode of Zsh. NOTE: font ops are not allowed in the xterm default configurations of some Linux distributions.

CVSS v3.1

9.8 CRITICALCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

EPSS

5.16% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, 92th percentile

Published

2022-11-10

Updated

2026-04-08

Proof-of-concept exploits (1)

• dgl/houdini-kubectl-poc9★ · 2023-03-14

References

• CVE Record
• NVD entry

Related

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