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CVE-2022-24951

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.0 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2022-08-16 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-362

Description

A race condition exists in Eternal Terminal prior to version 6.2.0 which allows a local attacker to hijack Eternal Terminal's IPC socket, enabling access to Eternal Terminal clients which attempt to connect in the future.

Affected products

• Jason Gauci Eternal Terminal: before 6.2.0 — fixed in 6.2.0

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Jason Gauci Eternal Terminal 6.2.0. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/02/16/1
• https://github.com/MisterTea/EternalTerminal/releases/tag/et-v6.2.0
• https://github.com/metaredteam/external-disclosures/security/advisories/GHSA-546v-59j5-g95q
• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/02/16/1
• https://github.com/MisterTea/EternalTerminal/releases/tag/et-v6.2.0
• https://github.com/metaredteam/external-disclosures/security/advisories/GHSA-546v-59j5-g95q

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