High severity7.4NVD Advisory· Published Mar 26, 2024· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2024-29189
CVE-2024-29189
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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Affected packages
Versions sourced from the GitHub Security Advisory.
| Package | Affected versions | Patched versions |
|---|---|---|
ansys-geometry-corePyPI | >= 0.3.0, < 0.3.3 | 0.3.3 |
ansys-geometry-corePyPI | >= 0.4.0, < 0.4.12 | 0.4.12 |
Affected products
2- Range: >= 0.3.0, < 0.3.3
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
9- github.com/ansys/pyansys-geometry/blob/52cba1737a8a7812e5430099f715fa2160ec007b/src/ansys/geometry/core/connection/product_instance.pynvdPatchWEB
- github.com/ansys/pyansys-geometry/commit/902071701c4f3a8258cbaa46c28dc0a65442d1bcnvdPatchWEB
- github.com/ansys/pyansys-geometry/commit/f82346b9432b06532e84f3278125f5879b4e9f3fnvdPatchWEB
- github.com/ansys/pyansys-geometry/security/advisories/GHSA-38jr-29fh-w9vmnvdExploitVendor AdvisoryWEB
- github.com/advisories/GHSA-38jr-29fh-w9vmghsaADVISORY
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-29189ghsaADVISORY
- bandit.readthedocs.io/en/1.7.8/plugins/b602_subprocess_popen_with_shell_equals_true.htmlnvdTechnical DescriptionWEB
- github.com/ansys/pyansys-geometry/pull/1076nvdIssue TrackingWEB
- github.com/ansys/pyansys-geometry/pull/1077nvdIssue TrackingWEB
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