CVE-2024-9287 — Unquoted Search Path or Element in Software Foundation Cpython
Severity
5.3MEDIUMNVD
EPSS
0.1%
top 80.14%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
Timeline
PublishedOct 22
Latest updateJul 15
Description
A vulnerability has been found in the CPython `venv` module and CLI where path names provided when creating a virtual environment were not quoted properly, allowing the creator to inject commands into virtual environment "activation" scripts (ie "source venv/bin/activate"). This means that attacker-controlled virtual environments are able to run commands when the virtual environment is activated. Virtual environments which are not created by an attacker or which aren't activated before being use…
CVSS vector
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:H/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
Affected Packages2 packages
Patches
🔴Vulnerability Details
6GHSA
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CVE-2024-9287: A vulnerability has been found in the CPython `venv` module and CLI where path names provided when creating a virtual environment were not quoted prop↗2024-10-22
📋Vendor Advisories
9Oracle
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Red Hat
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