CVE-2024-53899

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.

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CVSS v3.1

7.8 HIGH

EPSS

1.57%

probability of exploitation in 30 days

CISA KEV

Not listed

no confirmed exploitation reported

News coverage

sources referencing this CVE

EPSS Trend

Aug 16, 2026 → Sep 1, 2026

● 0.00pp

1.57% → 1.57% over 2 tracked changes

CVSS v3.1 Detail

Attack VectorLOCAL

Attack ComplexityLOW

Privileges RequiredLOW

User InteractionNONE

ScopeUNCHANGED

ConfidentialityHIGH

IntegrityHIGH

AvailabilityHIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Connections

2 relationships

CWE-77

source

Timeline

disclosure → media coverage

Nov 24, 2024

Disclosure — published as a CVE record. · last revised by NVD Feb 10, 2025