CVE-2019-0542
A remote code execution vulnerability exists in Xterm.js when the component mishandles special characters, aka "Xterm Remote Code Execution Vulnerability." This affects xterm.js.
02 Description
A remote code execution vulnerability exists in Xterm.js when the component mishandles special characters, aka "Xterm Remote Code Execution Vulnerability." This affects xterm.js.
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
- SSVC decision
- Not assessed by CISA
- EPSS probability
- 3.16% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 87.5% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- 8.8 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
- NVD CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- NVD analysis status
- Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-17.
- Red Hat severity
- Moderate. Red Hat's rating for its own products, not a CVSS rating.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2019-01-09 15:00Z7 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2024-08-04 17:51Z2 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2018-11-26
- Assigning CNA
- microsoft
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Not rated by the issuing CNA
- CNA CVSS vector
- Not published by the issuing CNA
- Weaknesses
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- 6f956718ba9392ad0c4f624b908aa6f53250a58f81d75e577f7d110b9be35eda
05 Affected products
06 References
- www.securityfocus.com106434http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106434
- access.redhat.comRHBA-2019:0959https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHBA-2019:0959
- access.redhat.comRHSA-2019:1422https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:1422
- access.redhat.comRHSA-2019:2552https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2552
- access.redhat.comRHSA-2019:2551https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2551
- github.comhttps://github.com/xtermjs/xterm.js/releases
07 Fixed in
Debian 12
- node-xterm Fixed in 3.8.1-1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 13
- node-xterm Fixed in 3.8.1-1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 14
- node-xterm Fixed in 3.8.1-1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
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