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CVE-2024-53924 — Vulnerability in pycel — CVE Details

HIGH

Pycel allows code injection via a crafted formula

Published April 17, 2025Updated June 8, 2026Source: osv

Summary

Pycel through 1.0b30, when operating on an untrusted spreadsheet, allows code execution via a crafted formula in a cell, such as one beginning with the `=IF(A1=200, eval("__import__('os').system(` substring.

Advisory Timeline

  • First published April 17, 2025 (543 days ago).
  • Last revised June 8, 2026 — 417 days after initial publication.

Affected Packages (1)

Affects 1 ecosystem: pypi (1).

PackageEcosystemAffectedFixed In
pycel
pypi
1.0b0, 1.0b11, 1.0b12, 1.0b13 (+21 more)Range-based data available

Vulnerability Classification

Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) identifiers for this vulnerability type.

CVSS Score Breakdown

What the CVSS (Common Vulnerability Scoring System) 9.8 score means for each attack dimension.

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
—
Confidentiality
—
Integrity
—
Availability
—

CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P

References

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2024-53924?
Pycel allows code injection via a crafted formula This vulnerability has been assigned a severity rating of HIGH (CVSS score: 9.8/10).
How do I check if my project is affected by CVE-2024-53924?
CVE-2024-53924 affects pycel. Use GeekWala's free vulnerability scanner to check your dependencies against CVE-2024-53924 and 200,000+ other known vulnerabilities.

Severity & Exploitability

CVSS Score
9.8

Exploitation is straightforward and causes maximum impact. Patch immediately.

Also Known As

GHSA-pw67-xjhq-389w
PYSEC-2025-177

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