CVE-2021-45444
- Source
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-45444
- Import Source
- https://storage.googleapis.com/osv-test-cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2021-45444.json
- JSON Data
- https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/CVE-2021-45444
- Downstream
- Related
- Published
- 2022-02-14T12:15:15.750Z
- Modified
- 2025-11-14T12:40:10.826324Z
- Severity
-
- 7.8 (High) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H CVSS Calculator
- Summary
- [none]
- Details
-
In zsh before 5.8.1, an attacker can achieve code execution if they control a command output inside the prompt, as demonstrated by a %F argument. This occurs because of recursive PROMPT_SUBST expansion.
- References
-
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/2P3LPMGENEHKDWFO4MWMZSZL6G7Y4CV7/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/BWF3EXNBX5SVFDBL4ZFOD4GJBWFUKWN4/
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/May/33
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/May/35
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/May/38
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/02/msg00020.html
- https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213255
- https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213256
- https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213257
- https://vuln.ryotak.me/advisories/63
- https://www.debian.org/security/2022/dsa-5078
- https://zsh.sourceforge.io/releases.html
Affected packages
Git / github.com/zsh-users/zsh
Affected ranges
- Type
- GIT
- Repo
- https://github.com/zsh-users/zsh
- Events
-
Introduced0 Unknown introduced commit / All previous commits are affectedFixed
Affected versions
5.*
5.1.1-test-2
5.3.1-test-2
5.4
5.4.1
Other
post-opt-arg
pre-func-move
pre-opt-arg
zsg-4.*
zsg-4.1.1-test-2
zsh-3.*
zsh-3.1.6-dev-21
zsh-3.1.6-dev-22
zsh-3.1.7
zsh-3.1.7-pre-2
zsh-3.1.7-pre-3
zsh-3.1.7-pre-4
zsh-3.1.7-prep-1
zsh-3.1.8
zsh-3.1.9
zsh-3.1.9-dev-1
zsh-3.1.9-dev-2
zsh-3.1.9-dev-3
zsh-3.1.9-dev-4
zsh-3.1.9-dev-5
zsh-3.1.9-dev-6
zsh-3.1.9-dev-7
zsh-3.1.9-dev-8
zsh-4.*
zsh-4.0.1
zsh-4.0.1-pre-1
zsh-4.0.1-pre-3
zsh-4.0.1-pre-4
zsh-4.0.1-pre-5
zsh-4.0.2-pre-2
zsh-4.1.0-dev-1
zsh-4.1.0-dev-2
zsh-4.1.0-dev-3
zsh-4.1.0-dev-4
zsh-4.1.0-dev-5
zsh-4.1.0-dev-7
zsh-4.1.1
zsh-4.1.1-test-1
zsh-4.1.1-test-3
zsh-4.2.0
zsh-4.2.0-pre-1
zsh-4.2.0-pre-2
zsh-4.2.0-pre-3
zsh-4.2.0-pre-4
zsh-4.2.1
zsh-4.2.1-test-A
zsh-4.2.2
zsh-4.2.3
zsh-4.3.0-dev-3
zsh-4.3.0-dev-4
zsh-4.3.0-dev-5
zsh-4.3.1
zsh-4.3.10
zsh-4.3.10-dev-2
zsh-4.3.10-test-3
zsh-4.3.11
zsh-4.3.11-dev-4
zsh-4.3.12
zsh-4.3.12-test-3
zsh-4.3.13
zsh-4.3.14
zsh-4.3.15
zsh-4.3.16
zsh-4.3.17
zsh-4.3.17-test-2
zsh-4.3.2
zsh-4.3.3
zsh-4.3.4
zsh-4.3.4-dev-2
zsh-4.3.4-dev-4
zsh-4.3.4-dev-5
zsh-4.3.4-dev-6
zsh-4.3.4-dev-7
zsh-4.3.4-dev-8
zsh-4.3.5
zsh-4.3.5-dev-1
zsh-4.3.5-dev-2
zsh-4.3.5-dev-3
zsh-4.3.5-dev-4
zsh-4.3.6
zsh-4.3.6-dev-1
zsh-4.3.6-dev-2
zsh-4.3.7
zsh-4.3.8
zsh-4.3.9
zsh-4.3.9-dev-3
zsh-4.3.9-dev-5
zsh-5.*
zsh-5.0.0
zsh-5.0.0-test-1
zsh-5.0.1
zsh-5.0.2
zsh-5.0.2-test-1
zsh-5.0.2-test-2
zsh-5.0.2-test-3
zsh-5.0.3
zsh-5.0.3-test-1
zsh-5.0.3-test-2
zsh-5.0.4
zsh-5.0.5
zsh-5.0.5-dev-1
zsh-5.0.5-dev-2
zsh-5.0.5-dev-3
zsh-5.0.6
zsh-5.0.6-dev-1
zsh-5.0.7
zsh-5.0.7-dev-2
zsh-5.0.7-dev-4
zsh-5.0.8
zsh-5.0.8-test-2
zsh-5.0.8-test-3
zsh-5.1
zsh-5.1-test-1
zsh-5.1.1
zsh-5.1.1-test-1
zsh-5.1.1-test-2
zsh-5.1.1-test-3
zsh-5.2
zsh-5.2-test-1
zsh-5.2-test-2
zsh-5.2-test-3
zsh-5.3
zsh-5.3.1
zsh-5.4
zsh-5.4.1
zsh-5.4.2
zsh-5.4.2-test-1
zsh-5.4.2-test-2
zsh-5.5
zsh-5.5.1
zsh-5.5.1-test-1
zsh-5.5.1-test-2
zsh-5.6
zsh-5.6.1
zsh-5.6.2
zsh-5.6.2-test-2
zsh-5.6.2-test-3
zsh-5.7
zsh-5.7.1
zsh-5.7.1-test-1
zsh-5.7.1-test-2
zsh-5.7.1-test-3
zsh-5.8