High severityNVD Advisory· Published Dec 2, 2022· Updated Apr 23, 2025
SwiftTerm vulnerable to arbitrary command execution
CVE-2022-23465
Description
SwiftTerm is a Xterm/VT100 Terminal emulator. Prior to commit a94e6b24d24ce9680ad79884992e1dff8e150a31, an attacker could modify the window title via a certain character escape sequence and then insert it back to the command line in the user's terminal, e.g. when the user views a file containing the malicious sequence, which could allow the attacker to execute arbitrary commands. Version a94e6b24d24ce9680ad79884992e1dff8e150a31 contains a patch for this issue. There are no known workarounds available.
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Affected packages
Versions sourced from the GitHub Security Advisory.
| Package | Affected versions | Patched versions |
|---|---|---|
github.com/migueldeicaza/SwiftTermSwiftURL | < 1.2.0 | 1.2.0 |
Affected products
2- Range: < a94e6b24d24ce9680ad79884992e1dff8e150a31
Patches
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References
4- github.com/advisories/GHSA-jq43-q8mx-r7mqghsaADVISORY
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-23465ghsaADVISORY
- github.com/migueldeicaza/SwiftTerm/commit/a94e6b24d24ce9680ad79884992e1dff8e150a31ghsax_refsource_MISCWEB
- github.com/migueldeicaza/SwiftTerm/security/advisories/GHSA-jq43-q8mx-r7mqghsax_refsource_CONFIRMWEB
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