CVE-2025-55037 — Vulnerability in tkeasygui — CVE Details

CRITICAL

TkEasyGUI Vulnerable to OS Command Injection

Published September 5, 2025Updated June 29, 2026Source: osv

Summary

Improper neutralization of special elements used in an OS command ('OS Command Injection') issue exists in TkEasyGUI versions prior to v1.0.22. If this vulnerability is exploited, an arbitrary OS command may be executed by a remote unauthenticated attacker if the settings are configured to construct messages from external sources.

Advisory Timeline

First published September 5, 2025 (402 days ago).
Last revised June 29, 2026 — 297 days after initial publication.

Remediation

Upgrade to the fixed version using your package manager.

pip

Update tkeasygui to 1.0.22 or later

pip install "tkeasygui>=1.0.22"

After upgrading, run your dependency scanner again to confirm the vulnerability is resolved.

Affected Packages (1)

Affects 1 ecosystem: pypi (1).

Package	Ecosystem	Affected	Fixed In
tkeasygui	pypi	0.1.0, 0.1.1, 0.1.2, 0.1.3 (+55 more)	1.0.22

Vulnerability Classification

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

CWE-78
OS Command InjectionMITRE

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

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2025-55037?: TkEasyGUI Vulnerable to OS Command Injection This vulnerability has been assigned a severity rating of CRITICAL (CVSS score: 9.8/10).
How do I check if my project is affected by CVE-2025-55037?: CVE-2025-55037 affects tkeasygui. Use GeekWala's free vulnerability scanner to check your dependencies against CVE-2025-55037 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-hfrj-3w3g-jv32

PYSEC-2026-552

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