CVE-2024-53899: virtualenv allows command injection through activation scripts for a virtual environment

CVE-2024-53899 · Severity: low · CVSS 3.1 · Published 2024-11-24

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.

Technologies: virtualenv (PyPI). Vendors: PyPI.

Quick answers

Is CVE-2024-53899 exploited in the wild?
No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2024-53899 being exploited in the wild.
How severe is CVE-2024-53899?
Low severity, with a CVSS score of 3.1, published 24 November 2024.
Which products and versions are affected?
virtualenv (PyPI) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,fixed=20.26.6.
Is there a fix for CVE-2024-53899?
Yes. virtualenv (PyPI): upgrade to 20.26.6 or later. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.
Am I affected by CVE-2024-53899?
Check whether you run virtualenv (PyPI) at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

How to fix

  • virtualenv (PyPI): upgrade to 20.26.6 or later
    pip install "virtualenv>=20.26.6"

Affected products

  • virtualenv (PyPI) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,fixed=20.26.6

Identifiers

  • CVE-2024-53899
  • GHSA-rqc4-2hc7-8c8v
  • PYSEC-2024-187

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