CVE-2024-38395

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Published Jun 16, 2024 CVSS 3.1 · 9.8 Critical EPSS 1.5% KEV · Not listed

Description

In iTerm2 before 3.5.2, the "Terminal may report window title" setting is not honored, and thus remote code execution might occur but "is not trivially exploitable."

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:iterm2:iterm2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

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Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: 1.5% (1.484% probability within 30 days)

Exploitation none

Automatable yes

Technical Impact total

References

Link	Providers
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/06/17/1
https://gitlab.com/gnachman/iterm2/-/commit/f1e89f78dd72dcac3ba66d3d6f93db3f7f649219
https://gitlab.com/gnachman/iterm2/-/tags/v3.5.2
https://iterm2.com/downloads.html
https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/06/15/1

History

Feb 26, 2026 11:15 AM Scoring metrics updated View changes

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Jun 18, 2025 5:00 PM First appearance in the feed. Affected versions updated. Affected vendors updated View changes

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
First Time appeared		Iterm2 Iterm2 iterm2
CPEs		cpe:2.3:a:iterm2:iterm2::::::::
Vendors & Products		Iterm2 Iterm2 iterm2

Subscriptions

Iterm2 Iterm2

Weaknesses

CWE-94

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 2, 2024, 4:12 AM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Jun 16, 2024, 12:00 AM
Updated: Aug 2, 2024, 4:12 AM
Reserved: Jun 16, 2024, 12:00 AM

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Vulnrichment Updated: Aug 2, 2024, 4:12 AM

Updated: Aug 2, 2024, 4:12 AM

NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 7:40 AM

Status: Analyzed
Published: Jun 16, 2024, 1:15 AM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 7:40 AM

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