CVE-2024-53899
Publication date 24 November 2024
Last updated 11 July 2025
Ubuntu priority
Description
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.
Why is this CVE medium priority?
Local command injection
Status
| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
|---|---|---|
| python-virtualenv | 26.04 LTS resolute |
Not affected
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| 25.10 questing |
Not affected
|
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| 24.04 LTS noble |
Fixed 20.25.0+ds-2ubuntu0.1~esm1
|
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| 22.04 LTS jammy |
Fixed 20.13.0+ds-2ubuntu0.1~esm1
|
|
| 20.04 LTS focal |
Fixed 20.0.17-1ubuntu0.4+esm1
|
|
| 18.04 LTS bionic |
Not affected
|
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| 16.04 LTS xenial |
Not affected
|
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| 14.04 LTS trusty | Ignored end of ESM support, was needs-triage |
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| Parameter | Value |
|---|---|
| Base score |
8.4 · High
|
| Attack vector | Local |
| Attack complexity | Low |
| Privileges required | None |
| User interaction | None |
| Scope | Unchanged |
| Confidentiality | High |
| Integrity impact | High |
| Availability impact | High |
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
References
Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)
- USN-7271-1
- virtualenv vulnerability
- 18 February 2025
- USN-7271-2
- virtualenv vulnerability
- 25 February 2025