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CVE-2021-23556 Details

Description

The package guake before 3.8.5 are vulnerable to Exposed Dangerous Method or Function due to the exposure of execute_command and execute_command_by_uuid methods via the d-bus interface, which makes it possible for a malicious user to run an arbitrary command via the d-bus method. **Note:** Exploitation requires the user to have installed another malicious program that will be able to send dbus signals or run terminal commands.

Metrics

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST: [email protected]CVSS-B:8 HIGHVector:CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CNA: [email protected]CVSS-B:6.4 MEDIUMVector:CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:L

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URL	Source(s)	Tag(s)
https://github.com/Guake/guake/issues/1796	CVE	ExploitIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
https://github.com/Guake/guake/pull/2017	CVE	Issue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
https://github.com/Guake/guake/pull/2017/commits/e3d671120bfe7ba28f50e256cc5e8a629781b888	CVE	PatchThird Party Advisory
https://github.com/Guake/guake/releases	CVE	Release NotesThird Party Advisory
https://snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-PYTHON-GUAKE-2386334	CVE	ExploitIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
https://github.com/Guake/guake/issues/1796	[email protected]	ExploitIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
https://github.com/Guake/guake/pull/2017	[email protected]	Issue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
https://github.com/Guake/guake/pull/2017/commits/e3d671120bfe7ba28f50e256cc5e8a629781b888	[email protected]	PatchThird Party Advisory
https://github.com/Guake/guake/releases	[email protected]	Release NotesThird Party Advisory
https://snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-PYTHON-GUAKE-2386334	[email protected]	ExploitIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory

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Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID	CWE Name	Source
NVD-CWE-Other	Weakness Not in a Standard CWE Category	[email protected]

Affected Products

Product	Versions
guake-project guake	< 3.8.5
CPE cpe:2.3:a:guake-project:guake:::::::: Remediation No remediation found in references.

Change History

4 change records found show changes

Date	Action	Recorded By
Jun 17, 2026	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Nov 21, 2024	CVE Modified	CVE
May 14, 2024	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Mar 23, 2022	Initial Analysis	[email protected]