{"id":"CVE-2021-23556","aliases":["GHSA-7x48-7466-3g33","PYSEC-2022-165","SNYK-PYTHON-GUAKE-2386334"],"url":"https://o3.security/vulnerability/CVE-2021-23556","summary":"Command injection in guake","details":"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.","published":"2022-03-17T12:15:07.590Z","modified":"2026-07-09T10:01:08.894119Z","cvss":{"score":8,"severity":"HIGH","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"},"epss":null,"cisaKev":null,"exploitsKnown":2,"affectedPackages":[{"ecosystem":"PyPI","name":"guake","fixedVersion":"3.8.5"}],"fix":{"url":"https://github.com/Guake/guake/pull/2017","label":"Guake/guake#2017"},"references":[{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://github.com/Guake/guake/releases"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://github.com/Guake/guake/issues/1796"},{"type":"FIX","url":"https://github.com/Guake/guake/pull/2017"},{"type":"FIX","url":"https://github.com/Guake/guake/pull/2017/commits/e3d671120bfe7ba28f50e256cc5e8a629781b888"},{"type":"FIX","url":"https://snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-PYTHON-GUAKE-2386334"}],"provenance":{"sources":["OSV.dev","FIRST.org (EPSS)"],"lastVerified":"2026-07-09T10:01:08.894119Z"}}