CVE-2024-29189Public exploit

Local command execution via shell-enabled subprocess

Published Mar 26, 2024 · Updated Aug 5, 2024

OS command injection in Ansys PyAnsys Geometry 0.3.0 through 0.3.2 and 0.4.0 through 0.4.11 allows local users to execute commands. The _start_program function passes its caller-controlled argument list to subprocess.Popen with shell=True on non-Windows systems, allowing shell metacharacters to alter the intended command. Exploitation requires local Python access and a direct call to this internal method; resulting commands run with the script's privileges.

CVSS severity7.4
High
EPSS probability0.34%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Based on sourced intelligence
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Summary

What happened

OS command injection in Ansys PyAnsys Geometry 0.3.0 through 0.3.2 and 0.4.0 through 0.4.11 allows local users to execute commands. The _start_program function passes its caller-controlled argument list to subprocess.Popen with shell=True on non-Windows systems, allowing shell metacharacters to alter the intended command. Exploitation requires local Python access and a direct call to this internal method; resulting commands run with the script's privileges.

The record

CVE
CVE-2024-29189
Published
Mar 26, 2024
Updated
Aug 5, 2024
Vendor
Ansys
Product
PyAnsys Geometry
Classifications
CWE-78, T1059
Attack vector
local
Privileges
unauthenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Mar 26, 2024CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Aug 5, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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Is a vulnerable build present?

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  1. Affected versionversion=>= 0.3.0, < 0.3.3
  2. Affected versionversion=0.3.0 <0.3.3
  3. Affected versionversion=>= 0.4.0, < 0.4.12
  4. Affected versionversion=0.4.0 <0.4.12

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectorlocal
Required privilegesunauthenticated

What is affected?

Ansys · PyAnsys Geometryversion=>= 0.3.0, < 0.3.3; version=0.3.0 <0.3.3; version=>= 0.4.0, < 0.4.12; version=0.4.0 <0.4.12

Published CVSS scores

7.4GitHubCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
7.8NIST NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CVSS describes severity. EPSS estimates exploitation probability.

Attacks

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectorlocal
Privilegesunauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitPublished

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-78Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')
T1059Command and Scripting Interpreter

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Technologies

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