CVE-2022-45063

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Summary

CVECVE-2022-45063
StatePUBLISHED
Assignermitre
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2022-11-10 16:15:12 UTC
Updated2026-04-08 19:17:54 UTC
Descriptionxterm before 375 allows code execution via font ops, e.g., because an OSC 50 response may have Ctrl-g and therefore lead to command execution within the vi line-editing mode of Zsh. NOTE: font ops are not allowed in the xterm default configurations of some Linux distributions.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v3.1 9.8 CRITICAL from [email protected]

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

EPSS: 0.179380000 probability, percentile 0.951410000 (date 2026-04-09)

Problem Types: CWE-77 | n/a

CVSS v3.1 Breakdown

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

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

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Fedoraproject Fedora 35 All All All
Operating System Fedoraproject Fedora 36 All All All
Operating System Fedoraproject Fedora 37 All All All
Application Invisible-island Xterm All All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
[SECURITY] Fedora 35 Update: xterm-375-1.fc35 - package-announce - Fedora Mailing-Lists af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.fedoraproject.org
oss-security - Re: CVE-2022-45063: xterm <375 code execution via font ops af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.openwall.com Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/04/08/10 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.openwall.com
www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/04/08/1 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.openwall.com
[SECURITY] Fedora 36 Update: xterm-375-1.fc36 - package-announce - Fedora Mailing-Lists af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.fedoraproject.org
www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/06/17/1 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.openwall.com
oss-security - CVE-2022-45063: xterm <375 code execution via font ops af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.openwall.com Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/06/15/1 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.openwall.com
xterm: Arbitrary Code Execution (GLSA 202211-09) — Gentoo security af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 security.gentoo.org Third Party Advisory
XTERM - Change Log af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 invisible-island.net Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
oss-security - CVE-2022-45063: xterm <375 code execution via font ops af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.openwall.com Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
[SECURITY] Fedora 37 Update: xterm-375-1.fc37 - package-announce - Fedora Mailing-Lists af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.fedoraproject.org
CVE-2022-45063: xterm code execution via font ops | Hacker News af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 news.ycombinator.com Exploit, Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
[SECURITY] Fedora 36 Update: xterm-375-1.fc36 - package-announce - Fedora Mailing-Lists MITRE lists.fedoraproject.org
[SECURITY] Fedora 35 Update: xterm-375-1.fc35 - package-announce - Fedora Mailing-Lists MITRE lists.fedoraproject.org
[SECURITY] Fedora 37 Update: xterm-375-1.fc37 - package-announce - Fedora Mailing-Lists MITRE lists.fedoraproject.org
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Legacy QID Mappings

  • 182927 Debian Security Update for xterm (CVE-2022-45063)
  • 283325 Fedora Security Update for xterm (FEDORA-2022-681bbe67b6)
  • 283338 Fedora Security Update for xterm (FEDORA-2022-8cf76a9ceb)
  • 283421 Fedora Security Update for xterm (FEDORA-2022-af5f1eee2c)
  • 710688 Gentoo Linux xterm Arbitrary Code Execution Vulnerability (GLSA 202211-09)
  • 753588 SUSE Enterprise Linux Security Update for xterm (SUSE-SU-2023:0173-1)
  • 753610 SUSE Enterprise Linux Security Update for xterm (SUSE-SU-2023:0221-1)
  • 753794 SUSE Enterprise Linux Security Update for xterm (SUSE-SU-2023:0582-1)
  • 904484 Common Base Linux Mariner (CBL-Mariner) Security Update for xterm (11429)
  • 907280 Common Base Linux Mariner (CBL-Mariner) Security Update for xterm (11429-1)
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