CVE-2024-25255Public exploitNetwork attack vector

Command execution via shell_cmd build option

Published Nov 11, 2024 · Updated Dec 24, 2024

Command execution in Sublime HQ Pty Ltd Sublime Text 4 allows attackers to run OS commands through a crafted build configuration. The documented shell_cmd option sends its string to bash on macOS and Linux or cmd.exe on Windows and expressly permits shell piping and redirection. A user must create or load the build definition and invoke the build; the CVE is disputed because this command execution is the feature's documented purpose.

CVSS severity9.8
Critical
EPSS probability1.45%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Command execution in Sublime HQ Pty Ltd Sublime Text 4 allows attackers to run OS commands through a crafted build configuration. The documented shell_cmd option sends its string to bash on macOS and Linux or cmd.exe on Windows and expressly permits shell piping and redirection. A user must create or load the build definition and invoke the build; the CVE is disputed because this command execution is the feature's documented purpose.

The record

CVE
CVE-2024-25255
Published
Nov 11, 2024
Updated
Dec 24, 2024
Vendor
Sublime HQ Pty Ltd
Product
Sublime Text
Classifications
CWE-77
Attack vector
network
Privileges
unauthenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Nov 11, 2024CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Dec 24, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=0 <*

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesunauthenticated

What is affected?

Sublime HQ Pty Ltd · Sublime Textversion=0 <*

Published CVSS scores

9.8CISA-ADPCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/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)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesunauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitPublished

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-77Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in a Command ('Command Injection')

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