CVE-2024-51736 Command execution hijack on Windows with Process class in symfony/process

What is CVE-2024-51736?

CVE-2024-51736 is a command injection vulnerability in Sensiolabs Symfony, published on 6 Nov 2024. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Symphony process is a module for the Symphony PHP framework which executes commands in sub-processes. On Windows, when an executable file named `cmd.exe` is located in the current working directory it will be called by the `Process` class when preparing command arguments, leading to possible hijacking. This issue has been addressed in release versions 5.4.46, 6.4.14, and 7.1.7. Users are advised to upgrade. There are no known workarounds for this vulnerability.

Weakness: CWE-77

Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-51736?

12 open source packages ship an affected version, including symfony/process and symfony/symfony. It affects 1 product.

Products include Sensiolabs Symfony.

How do I fix CVE-2024-51736?

Upgrade symfony/process to a fixed version for your release line: 5.4.46, 6.4.14 or 7.1.7.

Upgrade, and pass arguments to programs as a list instead of through a shell. More about Command injection.

Is CVE-2024-51736 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-51736 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Other vulnerabilities in Sensiolabs Symfony

• CVE-2019-11325 Improper Input Validation in Symfony Critical 9.8
• CVE-2017-11365 Symfony Incorrect Access Control Critical 9.8
• CVE-2019-10913 Invalid HTTP method overrides allow possible XSS or other attacks in Symfony Critical 9.8
• CVE-2018-11407 Symfony Authentication Bypass Critical 9.8
• CVE-2016-2403 Symfony Authentication Bypass Critical 9.8

All Sensiolabs Symfony vulnerabilities

Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
• How this page is made

Also known as CLSA-2025-1761785573, CLSA-2025-1761785574, GHSA-qq5c-677p-737q.