{"cve":"CVE-2023-24816","nvd":{"published":"2023-02-10T20:15:53.817","modified":"2026-06-17T05:39:55.213","status":"Modified","description":"IPython (Interactive Python) is a command shell for interactive computing in multiple programming languages, originally developed for the Python programming language. Versions prior to 8.1.0 are subject to a command injection vulnerability with very specific prerequisites. This vulnerability requires that the function `IPython.utils.terminal.set_term_title` be called on Windows in a Python environment where ctypes is not available. The dependency on `ctypes` in `IPython.utils._process_win32` prevents the vulnerable code from ever being reached in the ipython binary. However, as a library that could be used by another tool `set_term_title` could be called and hence introduce a vulnerability. Should an attacker get untrusted input to an instance of this function they would be able to inject shell commands as current process and limited to the scope of the current process. Users of ipython as a library are advised to upgrade. Users unable to upgrade should ensure that any calls to the `IPython.utils.terminal.set_term_title` function are done with trusted or filtered input.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":{"version":"3.1","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","score":7.0},"cwes":["CWE-78","CWE-20"],"references":["https://github.com/ipython/ipython/blob/3f0bf05f072a91b2a3042d23ce250e5e906183fd/IPython/utils/terminal.py#L103-L117","https://github.com/ipython/ipython/blob/56e6925dfa50e2c7f4a6471547b8176275db7c25/IPython/utils/_process_win32.py#L20","https://github.com/ipython/ipython/commit/385d69325319a5972ee9b5983638e3617f21cb1f","https://github.com/ipython/ipython/security/advisories/GHSA-29gw-9793-fvw7","https://github.com/ipython/ipython/blob/3f0bf05f072a91b2a3042d23ce250e5e906183fd/IPython/utils/terminal.py#L103-L117"],"products":["ipython:ipython"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T21:37:38.595364862+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2023-24816","score":0.01306,"percentile":0.70554,"date":"2026-11-01"},"kev":null,"osv":[{"id":"GHSA-29gw-9793-fvw7","url":"https://osv.dev/vulnerability/GHSA-29gw-9793-fvw7","summary":"IPython vulnerable to command injection via set_term_title","modified":"2026-09-10T03:49:51.926049793Z","packages":[{"ecosystem":"PyPI","name":"ipython","purl":"pkg:pypi/ipython","ranges":["<8.10.0"],"fixed":["8.10.0"]}]},{"id":"PYSEC-2023-17","url":"https://osv.dev/vulnerability/PYSEC-2023-17","summary":"","modified":"2026-02-22T22:48:58.700525Z","packages":[{"ecosystem":"PyPI","name":"ipython","purl":"pkg:pypi/ipython","ranges":["<8.10.0"],"fixed":["8.10.0"]}]}],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}