PT-2023-27086 · Mintty · Mintty

David Leadbeater · Published 2023-10-26 · Updated 2024-09-10 · CVE-2023-39726

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

9.8

Critical

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Mintty versions 3.6.4 and earlier

Description An issue in Mintty allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code via crafted commands to the terminal.

Recommendations For Mintty versions 3.6.4 and earlier, update to a version later than 3.6.4 to resolve the issue. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-96

Related Identifiers

CVE-2023-39726

Affected Products

Mintty

References · 6

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-39726 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-39726 · Vendor Advisory
• https://twitter.com/CVEnew/status/1717642233607073911 · Twitter Post
• https://twitter.com/VulmonFeeds/status/1717672856698393080 · Twitter Post
• https://t.me/cibsecurity/73011 · Telegram Post
• https://dgl.cx/2023/09/ansi-terminal-security#mintty-osc50 · Note