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iTerm2 author here. This could be used as a link in an exploit chain but by itself the claim in the title is massively overblown. I’m on a family vacation but I’ll release a fix when I get back.


Disclosure: I didn't discover the vulnerability. I wrote the blog post.

Thanks for releasing a fix!

It was surprising that there wasn't an official release, even though the bug impacts otherwise routine, harmless workflows. The patch itself [1] framed the issue as "hypothetical," so the goal of the blog post was to demonstrate that it is not. I'm glad that you've agreed to release a fix.

[1] https://github.com/gnachman/iTerm2/commit/a9e745993c2e2cbb30...


Thank you for iTerm2, I appreciate your response here, enjoy your vacation!


I love iTerm2, thank you!




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