CVE-2024-29189

7.4 HIGH
Published: March 26, 2024 Modified: December 15, 2025
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Description

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.

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CVSS v3.x Details

0.0 Low Medium High Critical 10.0
Vector String
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
https://bandit.readthedocs.io/en/1.7.8/plugins/b602_subprocess_popen_with_shell_equals_true.html
Source: security-advisories@github.com
Technical Description
https://github.com/ansys/pyansys-geometry/blob/52cba1737a8a7812e5430099f715fa2160ec007b/src/ansys/geometry/core/connection/product_instance.py#L403-L428
Source: security-advisories@github.com
Patch
https://github.com/ansys/pyansys-geometry/commit/902071701c4f3a8258cbaa46c28dc0a65442d1bc
Source: security-advisories@github.com
Patch
https://github.com/ansys/pyansys-geometry/commit/f82346b9432b06532e84f3278125f5879b4e9f3f
Source: security-advisories@github.com
Patch
https://github.com/ansys/pyansys-geometry/pull/1076
Source: security-advisories@github.com
Issue Tracking
https://github.com/ansys/pyansys-geometry/pull/1077
Source: security-advisories@github.com
Issue Tracking
https://github.com/ansys/pyansys-geometry/security/advisories/GHSA-38jr-29fh-w9vm
Source: security-advisories@github.com
Exploit Vendor Advisory
https://bandit.readthedocs.io/en/1.7.8/plugins/b602_subprocess_popen_with_shell_equals_true.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Technical Description
https://github.com/ansys/pyansys-geometry/blob/52cba1737a8a7812e5430099f715fa2160ec007b/src/ansys/geometry/core/connection/product_instance.py#L403-L428
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch
https://github.com/ansys/pyansys-geometry/commit/902071701c4f3a8258cbaa46c28dc0a65442d1bc
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch
https://github.com/ansys/pyansys-geometry/commit/f82346b9432b06532e84f3278125f5879b4e9f3f
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch
https://github.com/ansys/pyansys-geometry/pull/1076
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Issue Tracking
https://github.com/ansys/pyansys-geometry/pull/1077
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Issue Tracking
https://github.com/ansys/pyansys-geometry/security/advisories/GHSA-38jr-29fh-w9vm
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Exploit Vendor Advisory

14 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
7.4 / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
0.1%
31th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-78

Affected Vendors

ansys

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