CVE-2022-2054 Code Injection in nuitka/nuitka

High 8.4 Published Updated

Attackers can execute arbitrary code via code injection in the Nuitka Python compiler, requiring an upgrade to a patched version.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Local or same network only
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
Available

What is CVE-2022-2054?

CVE-2022-2054 is a high-severity code injection vulnerability in nuitka/nuitka, published on 12 Jun 2022. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Code Injection in GitHub repository nuitka/nuitka prior to 0.9.

Weakness: CWE-94

Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-2054?

3 open source packages ship an affected version, including nuitka and Nuitka. It affects 1 product.

PackageAffectedFixed in
nuitka PyPIAll versions0.9
nuitka PyPIAll versions0.9
Nuitka PyPIAll versions0.9

Products include Nuitka Nuitka.

How do I fix CVE-2022-2054?

Upgrade nuitka to 0.9 or later.

Upgrade, and never evaluate templates, expressions or code built from user input. More about Code injection.

Is CVE-2022-2054 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-2054 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2022-2054, GHSA-4v3r-hqr9-69jf, PYSEC-2022-209, UBUNTU-CVE-2022-2054.

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