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CVE-2023-46301

30
FAUCET Score

CVE-2023-46301 is a critical vulnerability affecting iTerm2 versions prior to 3.4.20, allowing for remote code execution due to improper handling of specific escape sequences related to file uploads. With a CVSS score of 9.8, this vulnerability is easily exploitable over the network with low attack complexity, potentially leading to complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While there are no known public exploits or active exploitation detected, the vulnerability has garnered significant community discussion, indicating awareness and potential for future exploitation.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
< 3.4.20CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:iterm2:iterm2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

9.8CRITICAL

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

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
3.9
Impact Score
5.9
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
1.18%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
64.4%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0118 is in the 50th percentile among its peer group of 36,835 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.3 Bluesky, 0.3 Mastodon, and 2.4 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (1)

github_advisorypatch availablevia nvd_reference
View patch

References

blog.solidsnail.com / posts/2023-08-28-iterm2-rce
ExploitThird Party Advisory
github.com / gnachman/iTerm2/commit/85cbf5ebda472c9ec295887e99c2b6f1b5867f1b
Patch
github.com / gnachman/iTerm2/commit/b2268b03b5f3d4cd8ca275eaef5d16d0fac20009
Patch
iterm2.com / news.html
Release Notes