CVE-2024-53899 (GCVE-0-2024-53899)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2024-11-24 00:00 – Updated: 2024-11-24 18:25
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Summary
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 same as CVE-2024-9287.
Severity
8.4 (High)
SSVC
Exploitation: poc
Automatable: no
Technical Impact: total
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2024-11-24 18:23 UTC
CWE
- n/a
- CWE-78 - Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')
Assigner
References
Impacted products
1 product
| Vendor | Product | Version | CPE status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| virtualenv | virtualenv |
Affected:
0 , < 20.26.6
(custom)
cpe:2.3:a:virtualenv:virtualenv:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
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