RCE in Ansys Pyansys-Geometry
CVE-2024-29189
PyAnsys Geometry is a Python client library for the Ansys Geometry service and other CAD Ansys products. On file src/ansys/geometry/core/connection/product_instance.py, upon calling this method _start_program directly, users could exploit its usage to perform malicious operations on the current machine where the script is ran. This vulnerability is fixed in 0.3.3 and 0.4.12.
Vulnerability class: Command Injection (OS Command Injection)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.4 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.003 (24.5th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 25th percentile — 24.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.003 · newest: 0.003 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Ansys Pyansys-Geometry — versions >= 0.3.0, < 0.3.3, >= 0.4.0, < 0.4.12
- Ansys Pyansys Geometry
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- github.com/ansys/pyansys-geometry/security/advisories/GHSA-38jr-29fh-w9vm (Exploit, Vendor Advisory)
- github.com/ansys/pyansys-geometry/pull/1076 (Issue Tracking)
- github.com/ansys/pyansys-geometry/pull/1077 (Issue Tracking)
- github.com/ansys/pyansys-geometry/commit/902071701c4f3a8258cbaa46c28dc0a65442d1… (Patch)
- github.com/ansys/pyansys-geometry/commit/f82346b9432b06532e84f3278125f5879b4e9f… (Patch)
- bandit.readthedocs.io/en/1.7.8/plugins/b602_subprocess_popen_with_shell_equals_… (Technical Description)
- github.com/ansys/pyansys-geometry/blob/52cba1737a8a7812e5430099f715fa2160ec007b… (Patch)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2024-29189?
- CVE-2024-29189 is a high-severity vulnerability in Ansys Pyansys-Geometry, classified under OS Command Injection. CVSS score: 7.4/10. Published 2024-03-26.
- How severe is CVE-2024-29189?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.4 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2024-29189 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.