virtualenv before 20.26.6 allows command injection through the activation scripts for a virtual environment. Magic template strings are not quoted correctly when replacing. NOTE: this is not the same as CVE-2024-9287.
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This high-severity CVE scores 7.8 under NVD CVSS v3. EPSS exploit probability: 0.2%, top 55% of all CVEs by exploit prediction. GitHub Security Advisory data not yet ingested — confidence will rise once GHSA publishes (typical lag: hours to days for open-source ecosystem CVEs; never for infrastructure-only CVEs).
virtualenv before 20.26.6 allows command injection through the activation scripts for a virtual environment. Magic template strings are not quoted correctly when replacing. NOTE: this is not the same as CVE-2024-9287.
November 24, 2024
February 10, 2025
These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.
| Vendor / Ecosystem | Fixed in / Patch | Released | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| ubuntu | virtualenv (20.13.0+ds-2ubuntu0.1~esm1) @ jammy | 2026-05-23 | ubuntu |
| ubuntu | virtualenv (20.25.0+ds-2ubuntu0.1~esm1) @ noble | 2026-05-23 | ubuntu |
| redhat | devspaces/udi-rhel9:3.18-1 | 2025-02-03 | redhat |
| redhat | python36:3.6-8040020241213073301.9bf6f064 | 2025-01-01 | redhat |
| redhat | python36:3.6-8060020241213062726.448f2761 | 2024-12-16 | redhat |
| redhat | python36:3.6-8080020241205132428.075014fc | 2024-12-16 | redhat |
| redhat | python-virtualenv-0:15.1.0-7.el7_9.1 | 2024-12-16 | redhat |
| redhat | python36:3.6-8020020241213084804.606b8f18 | 2024-12-16 | redhat |
| redhat | python36:3.6-8100020241203074044.4c5117ad | 2024-12-11 | redhat |
Patches are aggregated from vendor advisories (Red Hat, Microsoft, Cisco, GitHub) and package ecosystems (OSV, GHSA). Multiple rows for the same upstream release have been deduplicated.
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| virtualenv | 0.8 ... 20.9.0 (222 versions) | 20.26.6 | — |
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Vendors that published advisories for this CVE beyond the curated set above. Broader coverage but minimal per-row detail — click through for the original advisory.
virtualenv before 20.26.6 allows command injection through the activation scripts for a virtual environment. Magic template strings are not quoted correctly when replacing. NOTE: this is not the same as CVE-2024-9287.
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