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Full vulnerability report · 2024
CVE-2024-53899High confidence

virtualenv before 20.26.6 allows command injection through the activation scripts for a virtual environment

Unknown · Unknown

7.8HighCVSS 3.1
Recommended action
Patch only the product branches with a verified fix

High technical severity with public exploit material referenced by a structured source; prioritise exposed affected systems while verifying vendor guidance. Verified remediation exists for at least one product or source, but 1 structured product or package state remain unresolved. Apply remediation only to the exact product branch confirmed by its source.

Fix availability varies by product
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Operational reassessment

Published severity in operational context

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Published severityHighOperational priority:High, unchanged from published severity.unchanged

Evidence used

  • No CISA KEV confirmation is currently recorded.
  • A structured source references public exploit or proof-of-concept material.
  • Exploitation requires an existing local or physical foothold with privileges.
  • EPSS is 1.57% for the current model date.

Compensating controls

  • Validate the affected product branch and deploy the verified fixed release.
  • Restrict local access and enforce least privilege on affected hosts.
  • Increase monitoring for the attack path and post-exploitation behaviour described in the report.

Verification

  1. Confirm that the asset runs Unknown Unknown and falls inside the recorded affected range.
  2. Verify the installed build against the product-specific fixed version after deployment.
  3. Validate exposure, authentication requirements and compensating controls in the actual environment.
  4. Reopen this reassessment when CVSS, KEV, EPSS, exploit evidence or remediation changes.
Mitigation target: Within 30 daysRemediation target: Within 180 days

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Cross-source reconciliation

Remediation availability differs by product scope

Verified remediation exists for at least one product or source, but 1 structured product or package state remain unresolved. Apply remediation only to the exact product branch confirmed by its source.

Distribution package intelligence

Release-specific package status

Debian, ubuntu findings are scoped to the named distribution, release and source package. An absent finding does not mean a package is unaffected.

5 package states
Package result overrides the generic status

BlackTree has verified remediation for at least one product or source, but the relevant distribution still reports no fixed package for 1 affected package state shown here. Treat those rows as affected with no fix until that distribution publishes a fixed version.

Repository candidate not checked

A published vendor fix does not prove that a matching update is enabled and installable on a particular asset. Confirm the local package candidate before scheduling remediation.

Distribution releaseSource packageVendor stateFixed versionEvidence
Debian trixietrixie · sourcepython-virtualenvVendor fix publishedDebian records a fixed source-package version for this release.20.26.6+ds-1Debian Security Tracker ↗Source updated 6 Oct 2026
Debian bookwormbookworm · sourcepython-virtualenvAffected, no fix publishedDebian currently tracks this release as open.Not published in this feedDebian Security Tracker ↗Source updated 6 Oct 2026
Debian forkyforky · sourcepython-virtualenvVendor fix publishedDebian records a fixed source-package version for this release.20.26.6+ds-1Debian Security Tracker ↗Source updated 6 Oct 2026
Debian sidsid · sourcepython-virtualenvVendor fix publishedDebian records a fixed source-package version for this release.20.26.6+ds-1Debian Security Tracker ↗Source updated 6 Oct 2026
Ubuntu 24.04 LTSnoble · esm-appspython-virtualenvVendor fix publishedCanonical reports that a fixed source package version has been published. Repository candidate availability is not checked by BlackTree.20.25.0+ds-2ubuntu0.1~esm1Canonical Ubuntu Security ↗Source updated 5 Oct 2026
Open-source package ranges2 source-attributed ranges

These OSV and GitHub advisory ranges apply only to the named package and ecosystem. A listed fixed version is not a universal product patch or proof that an update is installed.

Ecosystem and packageAffected rangeFirst fixed versionEvidence
PyPIvirtualenvECOSYSTEM: introduced 0; fixed 20.26.620.26.6OSV record ↗aggregator derived · 10 Sep 2026
pipvirtualenv< 20.26.620.26.6GitHub advisory ↗github reviewed aggregator · 21 Jan 2025
Direct vendor intelligence

Authoritative vendor CSAF and VEX advisories

Structured product status and remediation from the issuing vendor. Product-state explanations are always visible; large lists can be searched or downloaded.

1 current
CVE-2024-53899 · CSAF 2.0 · revision 3 · finalRed Hat Product Securityvirtualenv: potential command injection via virtual environment activation scripts
1 known affected

The vendor explicitly identifies these products as affected by this CVE.

  • openshift-lightspeed-tech-preview/lightspeed-service-api-rhel9.src as a component of OpenShift Lightspeed
Summary
A flaw was found in the virtualenv Python package. Due to the improper handling of quotes in magic template strings, the virtual environment activation script is vulnerable to OS command injection,leading to the loss of confidentiality,integrity and availability of the system.
Remediation
For details on how to apply this update, which includes the changes described in this advisory, refer to: https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258
Optional official sources

National CERT insights
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Official European source

ENISA European Vulnerability Database

Official EUVD identifiers, advisory evidence and known-exploited context. Missing fields are not treated as evidence of low risk.

1 current
ENISA EUVD identifier

EUVD-2024-0172

No EUVD known-exploited evidence

ENISA has published the identifier mapping but no EUVD description has been stored yet.

EUVD state
Present in the current official mapping
Known exploitation
Not present in the current ENISA EUVD known-exploited dataset. This is not proof of no exploitation.
ENISA score
Not supplied in the stored EUVD record
Advisory evidence
No linked advisory details stored yet
Recommended actionPatch only the product branches with a verified fix

High technical severity with public exploit material referenced by a structured source; prioritise exposed affected systems while verifying vendor guidance. Verified remediation exists for at least one product or source, but 1 structured product or package state remain unresolved. Apply remediation only to the exact product branch confirmed by its source.

Fix availability varies by product
01

What, why and how

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.

What

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

Untrusted input is incorporated into an operating-system command without safe parameter handling.

How

An attacker operating through local access may attempt exploitation with low privileges. If successful, the issue may cause the confidentiality, integrity or availability impact described by the vendor.

What

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

Untrusted input is incorporated into an operating-system command without safe parameter handling.

How

An attacker operating through local access may attempt exploitation with low privileges. If successful, the issue may cause the confidentiality, integrity or availability impact described by the vendor.

02

Exploit reality and attack path

CVSS severity, EPSS forecast probability, public exploit material and CISA-confirmed exploitation are separate signals.

Observed exploitation
?Confirmed exploitation and public exploit material are separate signals. Attacks can occur without public proof-of-concept or exploit code.
No confirmed evidence

No CISA KEV match was present at the last successful refresh. This means no confirmation from that source, not proof of no exploitation.

Public PoC / exploit material
?Confirmed exploitation and public exploit material are separate signals. Attacks can occur without public proof-of-concept or exploit code.
Reference recorded

A structured CVE source labels at least one public reference as exploit material. BlackTree has not independently validated that it is safe, reliable or weaponised.

Likely attack path
local access → Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection') → cause the confidentiality, integrity or availability impact described by the vendor
Attack surface
Local
Privileges required
Low: a basic authenticated account is required
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low: no specialised conditions are recorded
Security boundary
Unchanged: impact remains within the vulnerable component's security authority
Weakness
?CWE means Common Weakness Enumeration: a standard category for the underlying weakness.
CWE-78 ↗

CWE-78: Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection'). The product constructs all or part of an OS command using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the intended OS command when it is sent to a downstream component.

CVSS vector
?CVSS means Common Vulnerability Scoring System. The vector records the metric values used to calculate technical severity.
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Common Vulnerability Scoring System 3.1: the compact vector below is decoded into plain language.

AVLocalAttack vector: The attacker needs local access to the vulnerable system.ACLowAttack complexity: No specialised conditions are required beyond attacker-controlled input.PRLowPrivileges required: The attacker needs basic user-level privileges.UINoneUser interaction: No action by another user is required.SUnchangedScope: The security impact remains within the vulnerable component's authority.CHighConfidentiality impact: A successful attack can cause a major loss.IHighIntegrity impact: A successful attack can cause a major loss.AHighAvailability impact: A successful attack can cause a major loss.
Post-exploitation / living off the land
The issue can support a local privilege or sandbox boundary transition; normal system utilities may then be available in the gained context.
CWE-78Public exploit reference
A

Official authority intelligence

Only matched European and national findings are included. Language selectors and unavailable sources are omitted.

BSI · German · WID-SEC-2024-3682Python "virtualenv": Schwachstelle ermöglicht Codeausführung

Ein entfernter, anonymer Angreifer kann eine Schwachstelle im Python "virtualenv" Paket ausnutzen, um beliebigen Programmcode auszuführen.

Official advisory ↗
Cyber Security Agency of Singapore · English · CSA-SB-20241127Security Bulletin 27 Nov 2024

The Cyber Security Agency of Singapore included this CVE in its official Security Bulletin 27 Nov 2024, published on 27 November 2024. Open the linked bulletin for the product, severity and reference information published in that issue.

Official advisory ↗
CERT-FR · French · CERTFR-2026-AVI-0627Multiples vulnérabilités dans les produits Splunk

cord?id=CVE-2024-4068 Référence CVE CVE-2024-41110 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-41110 Référence CVE CVE-2024-41996 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-41996 Référence CVE CVE-2024-45337 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-45337 Référence CVE CVE-2024-45339 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-45339 Référence CVE CVE-2024-47081 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-47081 Référence CVE CVE-2024-47561 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-47561 Référence CVE CVE-2024-52304 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-52304 Référence CVE CVE-2024-5321 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-5321 Référence CVE CVE-2024-53899 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-53899 Référence CVE CVE-2024-5535 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-5535 Référence CVE CVE-2024-55549 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-55549 Référence CVE CVE-2024-58251 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-58251 Référence CVE CVE-2024-6345 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-6345 Référence CVE CVE-2024-7264 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-7264 Référence CVE CVE-2024-7592 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-7592 Référence CVE CVE-2024-8775 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-8775 Référence CVE CVE-2024-9681 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-96

Official advisory ↗
CERT-FR · French · CERTFR-2025-AVI-0538Multiples vulnérabilités dans VMware Tanzu

ord?id=CVE-2024-37891 Référence CVE CVE-2024-39689 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-39689 Référence CVE CVE-2024-39705 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-39705 Référence CVE CVE-2024-42367 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-42367 Référence CVE CVE-2024-43497 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-43497 Référence CVE CVE-2024-45337 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-45337 Référence CVE CVE-2024-51744 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-51744 Référence CVE CVE-2024-5206 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-5206 Référence CVE CVE-2024-52304 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-52304 Référence CVE CVE-2024-53899 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-53899 Référence CVE CVE-2024-5569 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-5569 Référence CVE CVE-2024-56201 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-56201 Référence CVE CVE-2024-56326 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-56326 Référence CVE CVE-2024-5998 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-5998 Référence CVE CVE-2024-7804 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-7804 Référence CVE CVE-2024-8309 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-8309 Référence CVE CVE-2025-1094 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-1094 Référence CVE CVE-2025-30204 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-3

Official advisory ↗
CERT-FR · French · CERTFR-2025-AVI-0303Multiples vulnérabilités dans les produits Splunk

De multiples vulnérabilités ont été découvertes dans les produits Splunk. Elles permettent à un attaquant de provoquer un problème de sécurité non spécifié par l'éditeur.

Official advisory ↗
JVN iPedia · Japanese · JVNDB-2024-013556virtualenv におけるコマンドインジェクションの脆弱性

virtualenv には、コマンドインジェクションの脆弱性が存在します。

Official advisory ↗
03

Patch and workaround

Operational remediation based on structured source evidence.

Status
?Patch availability is based on structured fixed-version fields and authoritative update references. If no fix is verified, check the vendor advisory before making a change.
Fix availability varies by product
Affected
openshift-lightspeed-tech-preview/lightspeed-service-api-rhel9.src as a component of OpenShift Lightspeed
Fixed
Action
Use the product-specific evidence above. Patch only products with a verified fixed release, and keep every affected or under-investigation state without a matching fix in the remediation queue.
Workaround
No verified workaround is recorded. Limit untrusted access and use least privilege until authoritative guidance is available.
04

Evidence and provenance

Published 24 Nov 2024 · Last source change 24 Nov 2024, 18:25 UTC · CWE-78 · Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')

CVE recordCVE.org · 5.1
CVSS sourceNIST NVD
EPSS source
?The date BlackTree first stored a score for this CVE from the daily FIRST EPSS feed.
FIRST · tracked since 2026-08-14
European sourceENISA EUVD · EUVD-2024-0172
Product sourceVendor CSAF · Red Hat Product Security
Remediation sourceVendor CSAF · Red Hat Product Security
CWE sourceCISA ADP
NVD statusNVD enriched

Missing structured fields: affected product. Missing data is not evidence of low risk; review the primary advisory.

Material change intelligence

What changed after publication

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  1. Affected versionsThe structured affected or fixed version information changed.
    Before
    n/a · Fixed: An authoritative update reference is available, but the fixed version is not recorded in the structured CVE fields. Check the linked vendor advisory for the applicable release.
    After
    n/a · Fixed: For details on how to apply this update, which includes the changes described in this advisory, refer to: https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258
    Red Hat Product Security ↗
Material fields only · duplicate refreshes suppressed · history retained for the configured operational retention period
Technical terms and abbreviations used in this report
CVE
Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures: the public identifier for one disclosed vulnerability.
CVSS
Common Vulnerability Scoring System: a technical severity framework; it is not patching priority by itself.
EPSS
Exploit Prediction Scoring System: FIRST's estimate of the probability that exploitation activity will be observed in the next 30 days; it is a forecast, not confirmation.
CWE
Common Weakness Enumeration: the standard category describing the underlying software or hardware weakness.
CNA
CVE Numbering Authority: an organisation authorised to assign and publish CVE records.
CISA ADP
Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency Authorized Data Publisher: structured enrichment added to a CVE record.
NVD
National Vulnerability Database: NIST's enrichment service for CVE records.
CERT / CSIRT
A computer security incident response team that publishes warnings or coordinates incident response.
PoC
Proof of concept: public material that demonstrates or helps reproduce exploitation.
CSAF
Common Security Advisory Framework: a machine-readable format for security advisories.
LoTL
Living off the land: abuse of legitimate tools or system functions during an attack.
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