CVE-2024-58266 Multiple issues involving quote API in shlex
Attackers can inject commands via unquoted special characters in the shlex Rust library, potentially leading to code execution.
- 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-2024-58266?
CVE-2024-58266 is a low-severity command injection vulnerability in comex shlex, published on 27 Jul 2025. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
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.
Weakness: CWE-116
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-58266?
3 open source packages ship an affected version, including shlex. It affects 1 product.
| Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
shlex crates.io | All versions | 1.3.0 |
shlex crates.io | All versions | 1.3.0 |
shlex crates.io | From 0.0.0-0 | 1.3.0 |
Linux distribution packages (3)
rav1e SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP6 | All versions | 0.6.6-150600.3.6.1 |
rav1e SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP7 | All versions | 0.6.6-150600.3.6.1 |
rav1e openSUSE:Leap 15.6 | All versions | 0.6.6-150600.3.6.1 |
Products include Comex Shlex.
How do I fix CVE-2024-58266?
Upgrade shlex to 1.3.0 or later.
Upgrade, and pass arguments to programs as a list instead of through a shell. More about Command injection.
Is CVE-2024-58266 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-58266 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as AZL-66008, AZL-66017, AZL-66029, AZL-66035, DEBIAN-CVE-2024-58266, GHSA-r7qv-8r2h-pg27 and 4 more.