CVE-2022-48258
In Eternal Terminal 6.2.1, etserver and etclient have world-readable logfiles.
In Eternal Terminal 6.2.1, etserver and etclient have world-readable logfiles.
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
- Low
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
5.3
In Eternal Terminal 6.2.1, etserver and etclient have world-readable logfiles.
- Record
CVE-2022-48258- CVSS 3.1
- 5.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-200
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List
5.3
In Eternal Terminal 6.2.1, etserver and etclient have world-readable logfiles.
- Record
CVE-2022-48258- CVSS 3.1
- 5.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-200
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2022-50967
5.3
In Eternal Terminal 6.2.1, etserver and etclient have world-readable logfiles.
- Record
EUVD-2022-50967- CVSS 3.1
- 5.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-445m-q5mj-2gj6
5.3
In Eternal Terminal 6.2.1, etserver and etclient have world-readable logfiles.
In Eternal Terminal 6.2.1, etserver and etclient have world-readable logfiles.
- Record
GHSA-445m-q5mj-2gj6- CVSS 3.1
- 5.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-200
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
5.3
In Eternal Terminal 6.2.1, etserver and etclient have world-readable logfiles.
- Record
CVE-2022-48258- CVSS 3.1
- 5.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2023:0041-1 No score
Security update for EternalTerminal
This update for EternalTerminal fixes the following issues:
EternalTerminal was updated to 6.2.4:
- CVE-2022-48257, CVE-2022-48258 remedied
- fix readme regarding port forwarding #522
- Fix test failures that started appearing in CI #526
- Add documentation for the EternalTerminal protocol #523
- ssh-et: apply upstream updates #527
- docs: write gpg key to trusted.gpg.d for APT #530
- Support for ipv6 addresses (with or without port specified) #536
- ipv6 abbreviated address support #539
- Fix launchd plist config to remove daemonization. #540
- Explicitly set verbosity from cxxopts value. #542
- Remove daemon flag in systemd config #549
- Format all source with clang-format. #552
- Fix tunnel parsing exception handling. #550
- Fix SIGTERM behavior that causes systemd control of etserver to timeout. #554
- Parse telemetry ini config as boolean and make telemetry opt-in. #553
- Logfile open mode and permission plus location configurability. #556
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boo#1207123 (CVE-2022-48257) Fix predictable logfile names in /tmp
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boo#1207124 (CVE-2022-48258) Fix etserver and etclient have world-readable logfiles
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Note: Upstream released 6.2.2 with fixes then 6.2.4 and later removed 6.2.2 and redid 6.2.4
- Record
openSUSE-SU-2023:0041-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2024:12630-1 No score
EternalTerminal-6.2.4-1.1 on GA media
These are all security issues fixed in the EternalTerminal-6.2.4-1.1 package on the GA media of openSUSE Tumbleweed.
- Record
openSUSE-SU-2024:12630-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
EternalTerminalSUSE:Package Hub 15 SP4 From an advisory covering 2 CVEs |
before 6.2.4-bp154.2.6.1 | 6.2.4-bp154.2.6.1 |
EternalTerminalopenSUSE:Leap 15.4 From an advisory covering 2 CVEs |
before 6.2.4-bp154.2.6.1 | 6.2.4-bp154.2.6.1 |
EternalTerminalopenSUSE:Tumbleweed From an advisory covering 2 CVEs |
before 6.2.4-1.1 | 6.2.4-1.1 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| affected, facts | ||
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2022-48258 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.3) in Eternal Terminal Project Terminal, published January 13, 2023. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.10%, the 65th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
github.com/MisterTea/EternalTerminal/issues/555
github.com/MisterTea/EternalTerminal/pull/556
openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/02/16/1
lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/U6MO4FSKYNSAJVUXYP7LRY7ARUIGKBFL
lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/2RY6PKBU73I45L6YWNYCUK2XBEXEFX7L
lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/NYODHZECXYFC2BNODZPZXZAXOKGMCYAP
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lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/2RY6PKBU73I45L6YWNYCUK2XBEXEFX7L
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-48258
github.com/advisories/GHSA-445m-q5mj-2gj6
github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2022/48xxx/CVE-2022-48258.json
lists.opensuse.org/archives/list/[email protected]/thread/T2VTENKRMSWIB6OVIPA263AB3ABXCRJT
bugzilla.suse.com/1207123
bugzilla.suse.com/1207124
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2022-48257
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2022-48258