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CVE-2024-53899

virtualenv before 20.26.6 allows command injection through the activation scripts for a virtual environment. Magic template strings are not quoted correctly when replacing. NOTE: this is not the sa...

Published: Nov 24, 2024Updated: Feb 10, 2025 Sources: CVE List NVD GHSA BDUCWE-77
NVD MITRE
7.8CVSSHIGH
EPSS Score
1.6%
Top 28.1%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available

Description

virtualenv allows command injection through activation scripts for a virtual environment

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:LAC:LPR:LUI:NS:UC:HI:HA:H
Exploitability
AV:LAttack Vector
Local
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:LPrivileges Required
Low
UI:NUser Interaction
None
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:HConfidentiality
High
I:HIntegrity
High
A:HAvailability
High
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Weaknesses

CWE-77CWE-78

Affected Products

virtualenvPyPIOSS Libraries
Red Hat Enterprise LinuxRed Hat Inc.
On-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
Debian GNU/LinuxСообщество свободного программного обеспечения
On-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
РЕД ОСООО «Ред Софт»
On-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
Red Hat OpenShift Dev SpacesRed Hat Inc.
SaaSSaaS Service
Cloud & SaaS / container-orchestration
pypipackage-ecosystemOSS Libraries
red hat inc.commercialUSOperating Systemsaka red hat
сообщество свободного программного обеспеченияoss-projectOperating Systemsaka сообщество свободного программного обеспечения, fsf
ооо «ред софт»commercialRUOperating Systemsaka red soft
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Exploitability

Official Patch Available

MITRE ATT&CK

1 technique
Execution
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References

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-53899
nvd.nist.gov
https://github.com/pypa/virtualenv/issues/2768
github.com
https://github.com/pypa/virtualenv/pull/2771
github.com
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Timeline

Published
Nov 24, 2024
Last Updated
Feb 10, 2025

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