CVE-2023-46321

CRITICALNVD 9.89.8—

9.8

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.

CVSS v3: 9.8
EG Score: 9.8(medium)
EPSS: 56.8%
KEV: Not listed

Published

October 23, 2023

Last Modified

November 21, 2024

References (4)

cve@mitrehttps://gitlab.com/gnachman/iterm2/-/commit/de3d351e1bd3bc1c1a4f85fe976c592e497dd071
cve@mitrehttps://iterm2.com/downloads.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://gitlab.com/gnachman/iterm2/-/commit/de3d351e1bd3bc1c1a4f85fe976c592e497dd071
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://iterm2.com/downloads.html

Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

CWE-117Improper Output Neutralization for Logs

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 9× in last 7d / 9× in last 30d)

Every time one of our enrichment pipelines (NVD, MITRE cvelistV5, EPSS, CISA KEV, GHSA, OSV, vendor advisories) ran against this CVE. Most recent first.

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2023-46321?

CVE-2023-46321 is a critical vulnerability published on October 23, 2023. 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.

When was CVE-2023-46321 disclosed?

CVE-2023-46321 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on October 23, 2023, with the most recent update on November 21, 2024. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.

Is CVE-2023-46321 actively exploited?

CVE-2023-46321 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 56.8% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.

What is the CVSS score of CVE-2023-46321?

CVE-2023-46321 has a CVSS v3 base score of 9.8 (NVD).

How do I remediate CVE-2023-46321?

Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2023-46321, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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CVE-2023-46321

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