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)
EPSS: 0.003 (25.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
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.
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
- security-advisories@github.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Exploit, Vendor Advisory)
- security-advisories@github.com (x_refsource_MISC, Issue Tracking)
- security-advisories@github.com (x_refsource_MISC, Issue Tracking)
- security-advisories@github.com (Patch, x_refsource_MISC)
- security-advisories@github.com (Patch, x_refsource_MISC)
- security-advisories@github.com (Technical Description, x_refsource_MISC)
- security-advisories@github.com (Patch, x_refsource_MISC)
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.