CVE-2023-39726
An issue in Mintty v.3.6.4 and before allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code via...
An issue in Mintty v.3.6.4 and before allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code via crafted commands to the terminal.
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
An issue in Mintty v.3.6.4 and before allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code via crafted commands to the terminal.
- Record
CVE-2023-39726- 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-96
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
An issue in Mintty v.3.6.4 and before allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code via crafted commands to the terminal.
- Record
CVE-2023-39726- Weakness
- CWE-96
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2023-43426 No score
An issue in Mintty v.3.6.4 and before allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code via crafted commands to the terminal.
- Record
EUVD-2023-43426- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-r6j8-w974-w846
An issue in Mintty v.3.6.4 and before allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code via...
An issue in Mintty v.3.6.4 and before allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code via crafted commands to the terminal.
- Record
GHSA-r6j8-w974-w846- 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-96
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV No score
An issue in Mintty v.3.6.4 and before allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code via crafted commands to the terminal.
- Record
CVE-2023-39726- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2023-39726 is a critical vulnerability (CVSS 9.8) in Mintty Project Mintty, published October 26, 2023. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.24%, the 69th percentile. No source names a fixed version.