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CVE-2022-47583

• Severity: critical (CVSS 9.8 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 1.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2023-10-19 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-74

Description

Terminal character injection in Mintty before 3.6.3 allows code execution via unescaped output to the terminal.

Affected products

• mintty: before 3.6.3 — fixed in 3.6.3

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: mintty 3.6.3. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://dgl.cx/2023/09/ansi-terminal-security#mintty
• https://github.com/mintty/mintty/releases/tag/3.6.3
• https://dgl.cx/2023/09/ansi-terminal-security#mintty
• https://github.com/mintty/mintty/releases/tag/3.6.3

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