CVE-2021-45444 (GCVE-0-2021-45444)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2022-02-13 05:32 – Updated: 2024-08-04 04:39
VLAI
Summary
In zsh before 5.8.1, an attacker can achieve code execution if they control a command output inside the prompt, as demonstrated by a %F argument. This occurs because of recursive PROMPT_SUBST expansion.
Severity
7.8 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE
  • n/a
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