CVE-2024-6345Network attack vector

Command execution via shell-interpolated VCS URLs

Published Jul 15, 2024 · Updated Nov 4, 2025

Code injection in Python Packaging Authority setuptools before 70.0.0 allows remote attackers to execute commands through crafted VCS URLs. The package_index download path interpolates Git or Mercurial repository URLs and checkout revisions into os.system shell command strings without neutralization. Exploitation requires a consuming application or build workflow to pass an attacker-controlled VCS URL into that path, and commands run with the privileges of the packaging process.

CVSS severity7.5
High
EPSS probability1.94%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Code injection in Python Packaging Authority setuptools before 70.0.0 allows remote attackers to execute commands through crafted VCS URLs. The package_index download path interpolates Git or Mercurial repository URLs and checkout revisions into os.system shell command strings without neutralization. Exploitation requires a consuming application or build workflow to pass an attacker-controlled VCS URL into that path, and commands run with the privileges of the packaging process.

The record

CVE
CVE-2024-6345
Published
Jul 15, 2024
Updated
Nov 4, 2025
Vendor
Python Packaging Authority
Product
setuptools
Classifications
CWE-94, T1059
Attack vector
network
Privileges
unauthenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Jul 15, 2024CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Nov 4, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=69.1.1 <70.0
  2. Affected versionversion=unspecified <70.0

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesunauthenticated

What is affected?

Python Packaging Authority · setuptoolsversion=69.1.1 <70.0; version=unspecified <70.0

Published CVSS scores

7.5GitHub Advisory DatabaseCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

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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)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesunauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-94Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')
T1059Command and Scripting Interpreter

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