Terminal character injection in Mintty before 3.6.3 allows code execution via unescaped output to the terminal.
Conclusion & alert: CVE-2022-47583 is rated High Exploit Risk (71.4/100): CVSS Critical severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.28%). Core evidence: 1 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Mandatory action: Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.
Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.
| EDB-ID | Source | Kind | Published | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | nvd_ref | exploit_tag | Exploit-DB ↗ |
EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).
| # | Date | Old EPSS score | New EPSS score | Delta (New - Old) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2025-11-21 | 0.95% | 0.28% | -0.67% |
| 2 | 2025-11-18 | 0.28% | 0.95% | +0.67% |
| 3 | 2025-03-30 | — | 0.28% | — |
Full EPSS history (8 records total)
CVSS metrics for this CVE.
| Base score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability | Impact | Score source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9.8 | 3.1 | CRITICAL |
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3.9 | 5.9 | [email protected] |
| Vendor | Product | Version | Raw CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
| mintty_project | mintty | < 3.6.3 | cpe:2.3:a:mintty_project:mintty:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://dgl.cx/2023/09/ansi-terminal-security#mintty | Exploit |
| https://github.com/mintty/mintty/releases/tag/3.6.3 | Release Notes |