The shlex crate before 1.2.1 for Rust allows unquoted and unescaped instances of the { and \xa0 characters, which may facilitate command injection.
CVE-2024-58266 is a vulnerability in the shlex crate before version 1. 2. 1 for Rust, where unquoted and unescaped instances of the { and \xa0 characters may facilitate command injection. This affects certain Microsoft products including Azure Linux and CBL Mariner versions 2. 0 and 3. 0. There is no CVSS score available for this vulnerability. No known exploits in the wild have been reported. Patch status is not confirmed as no patch links or vendor advisory details about remediation are provided.
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Technical Summary
The vulnerability identified as CVE-2024-58266 concerns the shlex crate used in Rust programming, specifically versions before 1.2.1. It allows unquoted and unescaped occurrences of the { and non-breaking space (\xa0) characters, which may enable command injection attacks. Affected products include Microsoft Azure Linux and CBL Mariner versions 2.0 and 3.0. The vulnerability is categorized under CWE-116 (Improper Encoding or Escaping of Output). There is no CVSS score or detailed vendor advisory available, and no patch information has been provided.
Potential Impact
The vulnerability could potentially allow command injection due to improper handling of certain characters in the shlex crate. This may lead to unauthorized command execution in affected environments. However, no known exploits have been reported in the wild, and the exact impact depends on the context in which the vulnerable crate is used within the affected Microsoft products.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Since no official patch or workaround information is provided, users should monitor Microsoft Security Response Center advisories for updates. Avoid using vulnerable versions of the shlex crate where possible until a fix is confirmed.
The shlex crate before 1.2.1 for Rust allows unquoted and unescaped instances of the { and \xa0 characters, which may facilitate command injection.
Description
CVE-2024-58266 is a vulnerability in the shlex crate before version 1. 2. 1 for Rust, where unquoted and unescaped instances of the { and \xa0 characters may facilitate command injection. This affects certain Microsoft products including Azure Linux and CBL Mariner versions 2. 0 and 3. 0. There is no CVSS score available for this vulnerability. No known exploits in the wild have been reported. Patch status is not confirmed as no patch links or vendor advisory details about remediation are provided.
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Technical Analysis
The vulnerability identified as CVE-2024-58266 concerns the shlex crate used in Rust programming, specifically versions before 1.2.1. It allows unquoted and unescaped occurrences of the { and non-breaking space (\xa0) characters, which may enable command injection attacks. Affected products include Microsoft Azure Linux and CBL Mariner versions 2.0 and 3.0. The vulnerability is categorized under CWE-116 (Improper Encoding or Escaping of Output). There is no CVSS score or detailed vendor advisory available, and no patch information has been provided.
Potential Impact
The vulnerability could potentially allow command injection due to improper handling of certain characters in the shlex crate. This may lead to unauthorized command execution in affected environments. However, no known exploits have been reported in the wild, and the exact impact depends on the context in which the vulnerable crate is used within the affected Microsoft products.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Since no official patch or workaround information is provided, users should monitor Microsoft Security Response Center advisories for updates. Avoid using vulnerable versions of the shlex crate where possible until a fix is confirmed.
Technical Details
- Gcve Source
- db.gcve.eu
- Csaf Category
- csaf_vex
- Csaf Version
- 2.0
- Publisher
- Microsoft Security Response Center
- Advisory Id
- msrc_CVE-2024-58266
- Cve Count
- 1
- Additional Cves
- []
- Cvss Version
- null
Threat ID: 6a20984ae29bf47b50ebec6d
Added to database: 6/3/2026, 9:10:34 PM
Last enriched: 6/3/2026, 9:18:37 PM
Last updated: 6/4/2026, 5:33:02 AM
Views: 8
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