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CVE-2021-45444
HIGH · CVSS 7.8
EPSS exploitation probability: 0%
Published 2022-02-14T12:15:15.750 · Last modified 2026-06-17T04:13:22.823

Summary

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.

Affected products

zsh — zsh

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References

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