Remote command execution via shell metacharacter interpretation
Published Apr 28, 2025 · Updated Apr 28, 2025
OS command injection in inclusionAI AWorld 0.2.1 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute commands through its shell tool. The execute and execute_async methods pass script strings to subprocess.run or subprocess.Popen with shell=True, causing shell metacharacters to be interpreted. Reachability requires a deployed interface that forwards attacker-controlled text to these methods; commands run with the AWorld process's privileges.
Summary
What happened
OS command injection in inclusionAI AWorld 0.2.1 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute commands through its shell tool. The execute and execute_async methods pass script strings to subprocess.run or subprocess.Popen with shell=True, causing shell metacharacters to be interpreted. Reachability requires a deployed interface that forwards attacker-controlled text to these methods; commands run with the AWorld process's privileges.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2025-4032
- Published
- Apr 28, 2025
- Updated
- Apr 28, 2025
- Vendor
- inclusionAI
- Product
- AWorld
- Classifications
- CWE-78, CWE-77, T1059
- Attack vector
- network
- Privileges
- unauthenticated
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Apr 28, 2025CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Apr 28, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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- Affected versionversion=8c257626e648d98d793dd9a1a950c2af4dd84c4e
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- Shell metacharacter command-injection exampleproof of concept · unverified
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