7.8
HIGH CVSS 3.1
CVE-2024-29189
ansys-geometry-core OS Command Injection vulnerability
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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Published Date :

March 26, 2024, 3:15 a.m.

Last Modified :

Dec. 15, 2025, 9:38 p.m.

Remotely Exploit :

No
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2024-29189 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Ansys pyansys_geometry
CVSS Scores
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Score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Source
CVSS 3.1 HIGH [email protected]
CVSS 3.1 HIGH [email protected]
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2024-29189.

URL Resource
https://bandit.readthedocs.io/en/1.7.8/plugins/b602_subprocess_popen_with_shell_equals_true.html Technical Description
https://github.com/ansys/pyansys-geometry/blob/52cba1737a8a7812e5430099f715fa2160ec007b/src/ansys/geometry/core/connection/product_instance.py#L403-L428 Patch
https://github.com/ansys/pyansys-geometry/commit/902071701c4f3a8258cbaa46c28dc0a65442d1bc Patch
https://github.com/ansys/pyansys-geometry/commit/f82346b9432b06532e84f3278125f5879b4e9f3f Patch
https://github.com/ansys/pyansys-geometry/pull/1076 Issue Tracking
https://github.com/ansys/pyansys-geometry/pull/1077 Issue Tracking
https://github.com/ansys/pyansys-geometry/security/advisories/GHSA-38jr-29fh-w9vm Exploit Vendor Advisory
https://bandit.readthedocs.io/en/1.7.8/plugins/b602_subprocess_popen_with_shell_equals_true.html Technical Description
https://github.com/ansys/pyansys-geometry/blob/52cba1737a8a7812e5430099f715fa2160ec007b/src/ansys/geometry/core/connection/product_instance.py#L403-L428 Patch
https://github.com/ansys/pyansys-geometry/commit/902071701c4f3a8258cbaa46c28dc0a65442d1bc Patch
https://github.com/ansys/pyansys-geometry/commit/f82346b9432b06532e84f3278125f5879b4e9f3f Patch
https://github.com/ansys/pyansys-geometry/pull/1076 Issue Tracking
https://github.com/ansys/pyansys-geometry/pull/1077 Issue Tracking
https://github.com/ansys/pyansys-geometry/security/advisories/GHSA-38jr-29fh-w9vm Exploit Vendor Advisory
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2024-29189 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2024-29189 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2024-29189 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Dec. 15, 2025

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V3.1 AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:ansys:pyansys_geometry:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 0.3.0 up to (excluding) 0.3.3 *cpe:2.3:a:ansys:pyansys_geometry:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 0.4.0 up to (excluding) 0.4.12
    Added Reference Type GitHub, Inc.: https://bandit.readthedocs.io/en/1.7.8/plugins/b602_subprocess_popen_with_shell_equals_true.html Types: Technical Description
    Added Reference Type GitHub, Inc.: https://github.com/ansys/pyansys-geometry/blob/52cba1737a8a7812e5430099f715fa2160ec007b/src/ansys/geometry/core/connection/product_instance.py#L403-L428 Types: Patch
    Added Reference Type GitHub, Inc.: https://github.com/ansys/pyansys-geometry/commit/902071701c4f3a8258cbaa46c28dc0a65442d1bc Types: Patch
    Added Reference Type GitHub, Inc.: https://github.com/ansys/pyansys-geometry/commit/f82346b9432b06532e84f3278125f5879b4e9f3f Types: Patch
    Added Reference Type GitHub, Inc.: https://github.com/ansys/pyansys-geometry/pull/1076 Types: Issue Tracking
    Added Reference Type GitHub, Inc.: https://github.com/ansys/pyansys-geometry/pull/1077 Types: Issue Tracking
    Added Reference Type GitHub, Inc.: https://github.com/ansys/pyansys-geometry/security/advisories/GHSA-38jr-29fh-w9vm Types: Exploit, Vendor Advisory
    Added Reference Type CVE: https://bandit.readthedocs.io/en/1.7.8/plugins/b602_subprocess_popen_with_shell_equals_true.html Types: Technical Description
    Added Reference Type CVE: https://github.com/ansys/pyansys-geometry/security/advisories/GHSA-38jr-29fh-w9vm Types: Exploit, Vendor Advisory
    Added Reference Type CVE: https://github.com/ansys/pyansys-geometry/pull/1077 Types: Issue Tracking
    Added Reference Type CVE: https://github.com/ansys/pyansys-geometry/pull/1076 Types: Issue Tracking
    Added Reference Type CVE: https://github.com/ansys/pyansys-geometry/commit/f82346b9432b06532e84f3278125f5879b4e9f3f Types: Patch
    Added Reference Type CVE: https://github.com/ansys/pyansys-geometry/commit/902071701c4f3a8258cbaa46c28dc0a65442d1bc Types: Patch
    Added Reference Type CVE: https://github.com/ansys/pyansys-geometry/blob/52cba1737a8a7812e5430099f715fa2160ec007b/src/ansys/geometry/core/connection/product_instance.py#L403-L428 Types: Patch
  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://bandit.readthedocs.io/en/1.7.8/plugins/b602_subprocess_popen_with_shell_equals_true.html
    Added Reference https://github.com/ansys/pyansys-geometry/blob/52cba1737a8a7812e5430099f715fa2160ec007b/src/ansys/geometry/core/connection/product_instance.py#L403-L428
    Added Reference https://github.com/ansys/pyansys-geometry/commit/902071701c4f3a8258cbaa46c28dc0a65442d1bc
    Added Reference https://github.com/ansys/pyansys-geometry/commit/f82346b9432b06532e84f3278125f5879b4e9f3f
    Added Reference https://github.com/ansys/pyansys-geometry/pull/1076
    Added Reference https://github.com/ansys/pyansys-geometry/pull/1077
    Added Reference https://github.com/ansys/pyansys-geometry/security/advisories/GHSA-38jr-29fh-w9vm
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Received by [email protected]

    Mar. 26, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added 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.
    Added Reference GitHub, Inc. https://github.com/ansys/pyansys-geometry/security/advisories/GHSA-38jr-29fh-w9vm [No types assigned]
    Added Reference GitHub, Inc. https://github.com/ansys/pyansys-geometry/pull/1076 [No types assigned]
    Added Reference GitHub, Inc. https://github.com/ansys/pyansys-geometry/pull/1077 [No types assigned]
    Added Reference GitHub, Inc. https://github.com/ansys/pyansys-geometry/commit/902071701c4f3a8258cbaa46c28dc0a65442d1bc [No types assigned]
    Added Reference GitHub, Inc. https://github.com/ansys/pyansys-geometry/commit/f82346b9432b06532e84f3278125f5879b4e9f3f [No types assigned]
    Added Reference GitHub, Inc. https://bandit.readthedocs.io/en/1.7.8/plugins/b602_subprocess_popen_with_shell_equals_true.html [No types assigned]
    Added Reference GitHub, Inc. https://github.com/ansys/pyansys-geometry/blob/52cba1737a8a7812e5430099f715fa2160ec007b/src/ansys/geometry/core/connection/product_instance.py#L403-L428 [No types assigned]
    Added CWE GitHub, Inc. CWE-78
    Added CVSS V3.1 GitHub, Inc. AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
Vulnerability Scoring Details
Base CVSS Score: 7.8
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