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CRITICAL

CVE-2022-24065

CVSS v3

9.8

CRITICAL

EPSS Score

4.5 %

exploit probability, as of 2026-10-19

CISA KEV

No

known exploited

Exploitation

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SSVC status

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Affected and fixed versions

Packages from OSV.dev and products from the vendors' CSAF advisories.

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Packages

  • cookiecutterPyPIall versions · fixed in 2.1.1

Vendor advisories

  • CVE-2022-24065 Red Hat Product Security

    python-cookiecutter: Command Injection via hg argument injection

Full record on NVD

Description

The package cookiecutter before 2.1.1 are vulnerable to Command Injection via hg argument injection. When calling the cookiecutter function from Python code with the checkout parameter, it is passed to the hg checkout command in a way that additional flags can be set. The additional flags can be used to perform a command injection.

Technical details

Published
2022-06-08

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-24065?

The package cookiecutter before 2.1.1 are vulnerable to Command Injection via hg argument injection. When calling the cookiecutter function from Python code with the checkout parameter, it is passed to the hg checkout command in a way that additional flags can be set. The additional flags can be used to perform a command injection.

Is CVE-2022-24065 actively exploited?

Active exploitation of CVE-2022-24065 has not been confirmed. Its EPSS score was 4.5% on 2026-10-19, the estimated probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2022-24065?

CVE-2022-24065 has a CVSS v3 base score of 9.8 (CRITICAL severity).

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