CVE-2022-24951Public exploit

Command injection via IPC socket race

Published Aug 16, 2022 · Updated Aug 3, 2024

Race condition in Eternal Terminal before 6.2.0 allows local users to inject commands into future client sessions through an IPC socket. pipeSocketHandler::listen() unlinks /tmp/etserver.idpasskey.fifo before binding it, letting a competing process replace the path and impersonate the server. Exploitation requires crashing or restarting a systemd-managed service and winning the local race; successful hijacking grants control of commands delivered to later clients.

CVSS severity7.0
High
EPSS probability0.29%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Race condition in Eternal Terminal before 6.2.0 allows local users to inject commands into future client sessions through an IPC socket. pipeSocketHandler::listen() unlinks /tmp/etserver.idpasskey.fifo before binding it, letting a competing process replace the path and impersonate the server. Exploitation requires crashing or restarting a systemd-managed service and winning the local race; successful hijacking grants control of commands delivered to later clients.

The record

CVE
CVE-2022-24951
Published
Aug 16, 2022
Updated
Aug 3, 2024
Vendor
Eternal Terminal Project
Product
Eternal Terminal
Classifications
CWE-362, T1059
Attack vector
local
Privileges
authenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Aug 16, 2022CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Aug 3, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=unspecified <6.2.0

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectorlocal
Required privilegesauthenticated

What is affected?

Eternal Terminal Project · Eternal Terminalversion=unspecified <6.2.0

Published CVSS scores

7.0NIST NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectorlocal
Privilegesauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitPublished

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-362Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization ('Race Condition')
T1059Command and Scripting Interpreter

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