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CVE-2021-23556

MEDIUM · CVSS 6.4 EPSS 1.11% Public Exploit

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2022-03-17 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

This is a medium severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 6.4. Public exploit code or proof-of-concept references have been detected in its references.

Public Exploit Signal

A public exploit, PoC, GitHub repository or Metasploit reference was detected for this CVE.

Detected Signals
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CVE
CVE-2021-23556
Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS
6.4
EPSS
1.11%

Original NVD 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.