Vulnerability · Published Jul 27, 2025 · Assigned by mitre
CVE-2024-58266
Low 3.2
In plain English
A low-severity security flaw in shlex from comex. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.8% (higher than 56% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Severity (CVSS 3.1)3.2Low
Exploit odds (30 days)0.8%top 44.0% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
The shlex crate before 1.2.1 for Rust allows unquoted and unescaped instances of the { and \xa0 characters, which may facilitate command injection.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian:12 | rust-shlex | no fix listed | DEBIAN-CVE-2024-58266 |
| Debian:13 | rust-shlex | 1.3.0-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2024-58266 |
| Debian:14 | rust-shlex | 1.3.0-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2024-58266 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | rust-shlex | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2024-58266 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | rust-shlex | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2024-58266 |
| Ubuntu:25.10 | rust-shlex | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2024-58266 |
| Ubuntu:26.04:LTS | rust-shlex | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2024-58266 |
| Ubuntu:26.10 | rust-shlex | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2024-58266 |
Affected products (as reported)
Weakness: CWE-116 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:N