CVE-2022-41138
In Zutty before 0.13, DECRQSS in text written to the terminal can achieve arbitrary code execution.
In Zutty before 0.13, DECRQSS in text written to the terminal can achieve arbitrary code execution.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
In Zutty before 0.13, DECRQSS in text written to the terminal can achieve arbitrary code execution.
- Record
CVE-2022-41138- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-94
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List
In Zutty before 0.13, DECRQSS in text written to the terminal can achieve arbitrary code execution.
- Record
CVE-2022-41138- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-94
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2022-44379
In Zutty before 0.13, DECRQSS in text written to the terminal can achieve arbitrary code execution.
- Record
EUVD-2022-44379- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-56cx-5f5p-v4rv
In Zutty before 0.13, DECRQSS in text written to the terminal can achieve arbitrary code execution.
In Zutty before 0.13, DECRQSS in text written to the terminal can achieve arbitrary code execution.
- Record
GHSA-56cx-5f5p-v4rv- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-94
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
In Zutty before 0.13, DECRQSS in text written to the terminal can achieve arbitrary code execution.
- Record
CVE-2022-41138- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2022-41138
In Zutty before 0.13, DECRQSS in text written to the terminal can achieve arbitrary code execution.
- Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2022-41138- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2022-41138 No score
In Zutty before 0.13, DECRQSS in text written to the terminal can achieve arbitrary code execution.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2022-41138- Updated
- 2026-11-03
OSVUSN-8078-1 No score
zutty vulnerability
Carter Sande discovered that Zutty did not correctly echo invalid input to the console on DECRQSS. An attacker could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary commands.
- Record
USN-8078-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
zuttyDebian:12 |
before 0.13.0.20220910.112547+dfsg1-1 | 0.13.0.20220910.112547+dfsg1-1 |
zuttyDebian:13 |
before 0.13.0.20220910.112547+dfsg1-1 | 0.13.0.20220910.112547+dfsg1-1 |
zuttyDebian:14 |
before 0.13.0.20220910.112547+dfsg1-1 | 0.13.0.20220910.112547+dfsg1-1 |
zuttyUbuntu:Pro:22.04:LTS |
before 0.11.2.20220109.192032+dfsg1-1ubuntu0.1~esm1, plus listed versions 0.10.20211016.133334+dfsg1-10.11.2.20220109.192032+dfsg1-1 |
0.11.2.20220109.192032+dfsg1-1ubuntu0.1~esm1 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2022-41138 is a critical vulnerability (CVSS 9.8) in Zutty Project Zutty, published September 20, 2022. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.26%, the 83rd percentile. Fixed in zutty 0.13.0.20220910.112547+dfsg1-1.