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CVE-2022-29599: Commandline class shell injection vulnerabilities

• Severity: critical (CVSS 9.8 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 4.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2022-05-23 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-116

Description

In Apache Maven maven-shared-utils prior to version 3.3.3, the Commandline class can emit double-quoted strings without proper escaping, allowing shell injection attacks.

Affected products

• Apache Maven Shared Utils: before 3.3.3 — fixed in 3.3.3
• Debian Linux: 10.0, 11.0

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Apache Maven Shared Utils 3.3.3. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/05/23/3
• https://github.com/apache/maven-shared-utils/pull/40
• https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/MSHARED-297
• https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/08/msg00018.html
• https://www.debian.org/security/2022/dsa-5242
• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/05/23/3
• https://github.com/apache/maven-shared-utils/pull/40
• https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/MSHARED-297
• https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/08/msg00018.html
• https://www.debian.org/security/2022/dsa-5242

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