RCE in Dgorissen Pycel
CVE-2024-53924
Pycel through 1.0b30, when operating on an untrusted spreadsheet, allows code execution via a crafted formula in a cell, such as one beginning with the =IF(A1=200, eval("__import__('os').system( substring.
Vulnerability class: RCE (Remote Code Execution)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.010 (60.7th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 61st percentile — 60.7% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.009 · newest: 0.010 · change: +0.001
Affected products
- Dgorissen Pycel — versions 1.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- pypi.org/project/pycel/ (Product)
- github.com/stephenrauch/pycel (Product)
- github.com/dgorissen/pycel (Product)
- gist.github.com/aelmosalamy/cb098e61939718d2bb248fd1cc94f287 (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2024-53924?
- CVE-2024-53924 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Dgorissen Pycel, classified under Code Injection. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2025-04-17.
- How severe is CVE-2024-53924?
- Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2024-53924 known to be exploited?
- 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.