CVE-2021-23556

Exposed Dangerous Method or Function

HIGH
8
CVSS Score
Published: March 17, 2022 at 11:20 AM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 03:38 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorGuake

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Severity
HIGH8
Exploit prediction
EPSS 1%

Description

The package guake before 3.8.5 are vulnerable to Exposed Dangerous Method or Function due to the exposure of execute_command and execute_command_by_uuid methods via the d-bus interface, which makes it possible for a malicious user to run an arbitrary command via the d-bus method. **Note:** Exploitation requires the user to have installed another malicious program that will be able to send dbus signals or run terminal commands.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

v < 3.8.5
Affected range stops below 3.8.5, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

References (5)

x_refsource_MISCExploitIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
https://github.com/Guake/guake/issues/1796
x_refsource_MISCIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
https://github.com/Guake/guake/pull/2017
x_refsource_MISCRelease NotesThird Party Advisory
https://github.com/Guake/guake/releases
x_refsource_MISCExploitIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
https://snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-PYTHON-GUAKE-2386334

CVSS

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
LOW
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
NVD-CWE-Other

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