🛡️ CVE-2024-53899 on PyPI (Root.io) — rootio-virtualenv

Distribution advisory

This page covers CVE-2024-53899 as tracked by PyPI (Root.io), for the package rootio-virtualenv. The fix is available in version 20.15.1+root.io.2; earlier versions remain affected.

How this vulnerability can be exploited

This issue can be reached with local access to the system, attack complexity is low, an attacker needs no privileges on the target. No user interaction is required. The scope is unchanged, so the impact stays within the vulnerable component. Rated impact: confidentiality high, integrity high, availability high.

CVSS metrics in full

The score comes from this vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

• Attack vector: Local — a local account, shell or session on the host is needed.
• Attack complexity: Low — the attack works reliably, with no preparation.
• Privileges required: None — an unauthenticated stranger can try it.
• User interaction: None — nobody has to be tricked into anything.
• Scope: Unchanged — the damage stays inside the vulnerable component.
• Confidentiality impact: High — total loss, or loss the attacker controls.
• Integrity impact: High — total loss, or loss the attacker controls.
• Availability impact: High — total loss, or loss the attacker controls.

Weakness class

ROOT-APP-PYPI-CVE-2024-53899 is classified as CWE-77: Command Injection. User input is placed into a command that the system interprets, allowing extra commands to be appended to the intended one.

Affected software

ROOT-APP-PYPI-CVE-2024-53899 is recorded against 2 packages.

• rootio-virtualenv (fixed in 20.15.1+root.io.2)
• virtualenv (fixed in 20.15.1+aikido.2)

Timeline and source

Published on 3 June 2026 and last revised on 4 June 2026. No public exploit is currently recorded for this entry. Record sourced from OSV.

Other advisories for this package

rootio-virtualenv has other advisories on record. If you are patching this one, these are worth checking on the same host:

• ROOT-APP-PYPI-CVE-2026-22702 (5.0 Medium, published 9 Jul 2026)

Same weakness in other software

These advisories are the same class of weakness (CWE-77: Command Injection) in other software:

• CVE-2025-29296 (9.8 Critical, published 4 Aug 2026)
• CVE-2024-58354 (9.9 Critical, published 23 Jul 2026)
• CVE-2014-6633 (8.0 High, published 9 Jul 2026)
• CVE-2024-4078 (9.8 Critical, published 7 Jul 2026)
• CVE-2024-0817 (8.0 High, published 7 Jul 2026)
• CVE-2025-22237 (6.7 Medium, published 7 Jul 2026)
• CVE-2023-1000 (6.3 Medium, published 7 Jul 2026)
• CVE-2024-29640 (8.0 High, published 7 Jul 2026)

CVE-2024-53899 on other distributions

Each distribution ships its own build and its own fixed version. Pick the one you run:

Details

Affected Packages

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