CVE-2022-29599 is a critical-severity (CVSS 9.8) CWE-116 vulnerability in org.apache.maven.shared:maven-shared-utils. A fix is available for org.apache.maven.shared:maven-shared-utils — see the affected versions and patch details below.
Commandline class shell injection vulnerabilities
EPSS Exploitation Probability
Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, from FIRST.org EPSS.
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Real-World Exposure
org.apache.maven.shared:maven-shared-utilsReal-time download stats are indexed for npm and PyPI packages. This vulnerability affects Maven packages — download data is not available via public APIs for these ecosystems.
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 Packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Vulnerable range | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|
| ☕Maven | org.apache.maven.shared:maven-shared-utils | all versions | 3.3.3org.apache.maven.shared:maven-shared-utils:3.3.3 |
Affected Products
maven shared utilsapachedebian linuxdebianDetection & mitigation playbook
Open-source dependencyDetect
Scan your dependency tree (package-lock.json, pnpm-lock.yaml, requirements.txt, go.sum, etc.) for org.apache.maven.shared:maven-shared-utils, including transitive dependencies — a direct dependency you never call can still pull in a vulnerable version.
Fix
Update org.apache.maven.shared:maven-shared-utils to 3.3.3 or later, then make sure no transitive (indirect) dependency still pins the vulnerable range — O3 confirms CVE-2022-29599 is resolved across your whole dependency graph.
Workarounds
If you can't upgrade right away: gate or disable the affected feature, validate untrusted input at the boundary, and avoid passing attacker-controlled data into the vulnerable path. O3's runtime protection blocks exploitation in production as an interim safeguard until the upgrade lands.
Fixing This On Your OS
If you run this on a Linux distribution, patch through your package manager against the distro's own security advisory below — it tracks the exact backported fix for your release, which can ship on a different timeline (and sometimes a different severity) than the upstream project.
Red Hat Satellite ships Candlepin component, which uses the Tomcatjss module from the RHEL AppStream repository. In turn, Tomcatjss relies on Maven, which itself depends on affected Apache Maven Shared Utils. Due to the fact that Satellite does not directly use Apache Maven Shared Utils, or expose it in its code, it…
| Product | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|
| OCP-Tools-4.12-RHEL-8 | jenkins-2-plugins-0:4.12.1686649756-1.el8 | RHSA-2023:3610 |
| OCP-Tools-4.12-RHEL-8 | jenkins-2-plugins-0:4.12.1698294000-1.el8 | RHSA-2023:6172 |
| OCP-Tools-4.12-RHEL-8 | jenkins-2-plugins-0:4.12.1706515741-1.el8 | RHSA-2024:0778 |
| OCP-Tools-4.13-RHEL-8 | jenkins-2-plugins-0:4.13.1686680473-1.el8 | RHSA-2023:3622 |
| OCP-Tools-4.13-RHEL-8 | jenkins-2-plugins-0:4.13.1698292274-1.el8 | RHSA-2023:6179 |
| OCP-Tools-4.13-RHEL-8 | jenkins-2-plugins-0:4.13.1706516346-1.el8 | RHSA-2024:0776 |
| OCP-Tools-4.14-RHEL-8 | jenkins-2-plugins-0:4.14.1699356715-1.el8 | RHSA-2023:7288 |
| OCP-Tools-4.14-RHEL-8 | jenkins-2-plugins-0:4.14.1706516441-1.el8 | RHSA-2024:0777 |
Frequently Asked Questions
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