OS Command Injection in Rust Programming Language - CVE-2024-24576
Published: April 10, 2024 / Updated: May 16, 2024
Vulnerability identifier: #VU88366
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:A/U:Amber
CVE-ID: CVE-2024-24576
CWE-ID: CWE-78
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
The vulnerability is being exploited in the wild
Vendor: Rust Team
Affected software:
Rust Programming Language
Rust Programming Language
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary shell commands on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to improper validation of arguments passed to the std::process::Command when invoking batch files (with the bat and cmd extensions) on Windows using the Command API. A remote attacker can trick the victim to run a specially crafted file and execute arbitrary OS commands on the target system.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.
How to mitigate CVE-2024-24576
Install updates from vendor's website.