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TI-2024-36075 Aliases CVE-2024-53899GHSA-rqc4-2hc7-8c8v

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

Priority HIGH 72CWE-78Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Code execution
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
Partial Red Hat: 11 fixed, 1 without a fix

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA, GitHub and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-78.

Summary

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 it matters now

Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.01572 75th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix Partial virtualenv (PyPI): 20.26.6Red Hat: 7 advisoriesRed Hat: 11 fixed, 1 without a fix

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
Poc
Automatable
No
Technical impact
Total

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
—virtualenv (PyPI)before 20.26.620.26.6Patch availableGHSA-rqc4-2hc7-8c8v
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
  • virtualenv (PyPI) Vendor— Affected before 20.26.6 Fixed in 20.26.6 Patch available GHSA-rqc4-2hc7-8c8v

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:virtualenv:virtualenv:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*before 20.26.6VulnerableVirtualenv
  • cpe:2.3:a:virtualenv:virtualenv:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 20.26.6 Vulnerable ·Virtualenv

Remediation

  • Fix · GHSA-rqc4-2hc7-8c8v virtualenv (PyPI) Fixed in 20.26.6 Advisory →

Red Hat 7 advisories

  • RHSA-2025:0892 Released 2025-02-03 · Red Hat rating Important
    Red Hat OpenShift Dev Spaces 3.18.0 release
    • Red Hat OpenShift Dev Spaces 3 devspaces/code-rhel9, devspaces/dashboard-rhel9, devspaces/devspaces-rhel9-operator +1
  • RHSA-2025:0002 Released 2025-01-01 · Red Hat rating Important
    python36:3.6 security update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream AUS (v.8.4) python-PyMySQL-0.10.1-2.module+el8.4.0+9657+a4b6a102.src::python36:3.6, python-distro-1.4.0-2.module+el8.1.0+3334+5cb623d7.src::python36:3.6, python-docs-3.6.7-2.module+el8.1.0+3334+5cb623d7.src::python36:3.6 +31
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream E4S (v.8.4) python-PyMySQL-0.10.1-2.module+el8.4.0+9657+a4b6a102.src::python36:3.6, python-distro-1.4.0-2.module+el8.1.0+3334+5cb623d7.src::python36:3.6, python-docs-3.6.7-2.module+el8.1.0+3334+5cb623d7.src::python36:3.6 +39
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream TUS (v.8.4) python-PyMySQL-0.10.1-2.module+el8.4.0+9657+a4b6a102.src::python36:3.6, python-distro-1.4.0-2.module+el8.1.0+3334+5cb623d7.src::python36:3.6, python-docs-3.6.7-2.module+el8.1.0+3334+5cb623d7.src::python36:3.6 +31
  • RHSA-2024:11094 Released 2024-12-16 · Red Hat rating Important
    python36:3.6 security update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream AUS (v.8.6) python-PyMySQL-0.10.1-2.module+el8.4.0+9657+a4b6a102.src::python36:3.6, python-distro-1.4.0-2.module+el8.1.0+3334+5cb623d7.src::python36:3.6, python-docs-3.6.7-2.module+el8.1.0+3334+5cb623d7.src::python36:3.6 +31
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream E4S (v.8.6) python-PyMySQL-0.10.1-2.module+el8.4.0+9657+a4b6a102.src::python36:3.6, python-distro-1.4.0-2.module+el8.1.0+3334+5cb623d7.src::python36:3.6, python-docs-3.6.7-2.module+el8.1.0+3334+5cb623d7.src::python36:3.6 +47
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream TUS (v.8.6) python-PyMySQL-0.10.1-2.module+el8.4.0+9657+a4b6a102.src::python36:3.6, python-distro-1.4.0-2.module+el8.1.0+3334+5cb623d7.src::python36:3.6, python-docs-3.6.7-2.module+el8.1.0+3334+5cb623d7.src::python36:3.6 +31
Show 4 more Red Hat advisories
  • RHSA-2024:11093 Released 2024-12-16 · Red Hat rating Important
    python36:3.6 security update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS (v.8.8) python-PyMySQL-0.10.1-2.module+el8.4.0+9657+a4b6a102.src::python36:3.6, python-distro-1.4.0-2.module+el8.1.0+3334+5cb623d7.src::python36:3.6, python-docs-3.6.7-2.module+el8.1.0+3334+5cb623d7.src::python36:3.6 +47
  • RHSA-2024:11091 Released 2024-12-16 · Red Hat rating Important
    python36:3.6 security update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream AUS (v. 8.2) python-PyMySQL-0.8.0-10.module+el8.1.0+3334+5cb623d7.src::python36:3.6, python-distro-1.4.0-2.module+el8.1.0+3334+5cb623d7.src::python36:3.6, python-docs-3.6.7-2.module+el8.1.0+3334+5cb623d7.src::python36:3.6 +31
  • RHSA-2024:11048 Released 2024-12-16 · Red Hat rating Important
    python-virtualenv security update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7 ELS) python-virtualenv-15.1.0-7.el7_9.1
  • RHSA-2024:10953 Released 2024-12-11 · Red Hat rating Important
    python36:3.6 security update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 8) python-PyMySQL-0.10.1-2.module+el8.10.0+20784+edafcd43.src::python36:3.6, python-distro-1.4.0-2.module+el8.10.0+20784+edafcd43.src::python36:3.6, python-docs-3.6.7-2.module+el8.10.0+20784+edafcd43.src::python36:3.6 +47

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Important. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

ProductStatusPlan or fix
OpenShift LightspeedAffectedNo fix yet
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 8)Fixed RHSA-2024:10953
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream AUS (v. 8.2)Fixed RHSA-2024:11091
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream AUS (v.8.4)Fixed RHSA-2025:0002
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream AUS (v.8.6)Fixed RHSA-2024:11094
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream E4S (v.8.4)Fixed RHSA-2025:0002
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream E4S (v.8.6)Fixed RHSA-2024:11094
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS (v.8.8)Fixed RHSA-2024:11093
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream TUS (v.8.4)Fixed RHSA-2025:0002
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream TUS (v.8.6)Fixed RHSA-2024:11094
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7 ELS)Fixed RHSA-2024:11048
Red Hat OpenShift Dev Spaces 3Fixed RHSA-2025:0892
Not affected: 4 products
  • Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4
  • Red Hat OpenShift Dev Spaces
  • Red Hat OpenShift Dev Spaces 3
  • Red Hat Satellite 6

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2024-53899
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-rqc4-2hc7-8c8v

References

Exploit 1

Patch 1

Advisory 1

Other 3

  • TI-2013-04447 The mirroring support (-M, --use-mirrors) in Python Pip before 1.5 uses insecure DNS… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.9
  • TI-2026-18229 virtualenv Has TOCTOU Vulnerabilities in Directory Creation CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 4.5

Sources

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