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CVE-2024-3566: process · command injection via argument list on Windows

Affects processSource GCVE Database

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Authoritative record:CVE-2024-3566· Critical 9.8

Not known to be exploited · CVSS 9.8 Critical : upgrade to 1.6.23.0 as a priority.

Data as of 13 Nov 2026, 18:41 UTC

CVSS 3.1 base score
9.8Critical
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.

Thin evidence

One scorer or none
CVSS scores by source
CISA-ADPCVSS 3.19.8
Patch
Available – fixed in 1.6.23.0
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 10 Apr 2024

  2. Detectable: no evidence on record.

    No public nuclei template indexed

  3. Weaponized: no evidence on record.

    No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB

  4. Exploited in the wild: no evidence on record.

    Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation

  5. Observed by OffSeq Mirage: no evidence on record.

    No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors

A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 13 Nov 2026.

What to do

Upgrade process to 1.6.23.0.

Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
HackageprocessAffected
  • >=1.0.0.0 <1.6.23.0
Fixed in
  • 1.6.23.0

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AI-suggested

A fix is available in process library version 1.6.19.0 and later, with an additional fix in 1.6.23.0. Users should upgrade to at least version 1.6.23.0 to fully mitigate the vulnerability. If upgrading is not immediately possible, avoid executing batch files with arguments influenced by untrusted input, or sanitize and reject arguments containing special characters such as & and ".

Description

The process library on Windows is vulnerable to a command injection via cmd.exe's interpretation of arguments when executing batch files (.bat, .cmd). This occurs because the library does not properly escape special characters in arguments passed to cmd.exe, allowing injection if arguments are influenced by untrusted input. The vulnerability affects versions of the process library before 1.6.23.0. A fix was released in version 1.6.19.0 with a follow-up fix in 1.6.23.0 to address additional edge cases.

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