Command injection in guake
Guake is a drop-down terminal for GNOME. The package guake before 3.8.5 is 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 software
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| Platform | Package | Vulnerable versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Python (PyPI) | guake | < 3.8.5 | 3.8.5 |
References
- https://github.com/Guake/guake/pull/2017/commits/e3d671120bfe7ba28f50e256cc5e8a629781b888
- https://github.com/Guake/guake/pull/2017
- https://github.com/Guake/guake/releases
- https://snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-PYTHON-GUAKE-2386334
- https://github.com/Guake/guake/issues/1796
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-7x48-7466-3g33
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-23556
- https://github.com/Guake/guake/commit/b769b3a5fd71a107c58679d217cccc971b4196b4
- https://github.com/Guake/guake
- https://github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/guake/PYSEC-2022-165.yaml
- CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:L- Weakness (CWE)
-- Platform
- Python (PyPI)
- Package
guake- Disclosed
- 17.03.2022
- Updated
- 11.10.2026 12:18
Sources and licenses
OSV / GitHub Advisory Database - PYSEC-2022-165 - PyPA Advisory Database; CC BY 4.0
OSV / GitHub Advisory Database - GHSA-7x48-7466-3g33 - CC BY 4.0
Vulnerability history: guake
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