CVE-2022-29599 — In Apache Maven maven-shared-utils prior to version 3

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.

01What is this vulnerability?

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.

02Affected products

Vendor	Product	Versions
Apache Software Foundation	Apache Maven	maven-shared-utils

03Active exploitation status

Not currently listed on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. EPSS is the best forward-looking signal — see the EPSS row above.

04Recommended remediation

• Patch to a fixed version listed in the vendor advisory (see references below).
• Mitigate with WAF rules, network egress filters, or feature flags where the patch is not yet available.
• Hunt historical logs for exploitation indicators — see Detection signatures below.

05Technical details

For the full vendor write-up, exploit chains, and reference implementations, see the references list in section 09.

06Detection signatures

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07Related CVEs

No directly-cited follow-up CVEs in the KB record for this advisory. The references list in section 09 carries the vendor cross-references.

08Timeline

• Published: 2022-05-23T10:25:10.000Z
• Last modified: 2024-08-03T06:26:06.558Z

09References

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