CVE-2023-46321

iTermSessionLauncher.m in iTerm2 before 3.5.0beta12 does not sanitize paths in x-man-page URLs. They may have shell metacharacters for a /usr/bin/man command line.

Published: 2023-10-23 Last update: 2024-11-21 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2023-46321 is rated Moderate Risk (58.2/100): CVSS Critical severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.34%). Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2023-46321

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 1.00% 0.34% -0.66%
2 2025-11-18 0.34% 1.00% +0.66%
3 2025-06-30 — 0.34% —

Full EPSS history (10 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2023-46321

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
9.8 3.1 CRITICAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:N)
No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:H)
Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way.
Integrity (I:H)
They could widely tamper with or forge data—trust in the data is badly hurt.
Availability (A:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.
 3.9 5.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2023-46321

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2023-46321

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
iterm2 iterm2 <= 3.4.21 cpe:2.3:a:iterm2:iterm2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
iterm2 iterm2 3.5.0 cpe:2.3:a:iterm2:iterm2:3.5.0:beta1:*:*:*:*:*:*
iterm2 iterm2 3.5.0 cpe:2.3:a:iterm2:iterm2:3.5.0:beta10:*:*:*:*:*:*
iterm2 iterm2 3.5.0 cpe:2.3:a:iterm2:iterm2:3.5.0:beta2:*:*:*:*:*:*
iterm2 iterm2 3.5.0 cpe:2.3:a:iterm2:iterm2:3.5.0:beta3:*:*:*:*:*:*
iterm2 iterm2 3.5.0 cpe:2.3:a:iterm2:iterm2:3.5.0:beta4:*:*:*:*:*:*
iterm2 iterm2 3.5.0 cpe:2.3:a:iterm2:iterm2:3.5.0:beta5:*:*:*:*:*:*
iterm2 iterm2 3.5.0 cpe:2.3:a:iterm2:iterm2:3.5.0:beta6:*:*:*:*:*:*
iterm2 iterm2 3.5.0 cpe:2.3:a:iterm2:iterm2:3.5.0:beta7:*:*:*:*:*:*
iterm2 iterm2 3.5.0 cpe:2.3:a:iterm2:iterm2:3.5.0:beta8:*:*:*:*:*:*
iterm2 iterm2 3.5.0 cpe:2.3:a:iterm2:iterm2:3.5.0:beta9:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2023-46321

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