Astropy is a project for astronomy in Python that fosters interoperability between Python astronomy packages. Version 5.3.2 of the Astropy core package is vulnerable to remote code execution due to improper input validation in the `TranformGraph().to_dot_graph` function. A malicious user can provide a command or a script file as a value to the `savelayout` argument, which will be placed as the first value in a list of arguments passed to `subprocess.Popen`. Although an error will be raised, the command or script will be executed successfully. Version 5.3.3 fixes this issue.
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EUVD EUVD EUVD-2024-0929 Astropy is a project for astronomy in Python that fosters interoperability between Python astronomy packages. Version 5.3.2 of the Astropy core package is vulnerable to remote code execution due to improper input validation in the `TranformGraph().to_dot_graph` function. A malicious user can provide a command or a script file as a value to the `savelayout` argument, which will be placed as the first value in a list of arguments passed to `subprocess.Popen`. Although an error will be raised, the command or script will be executed successfully. Version 5.3.3 fixes this issue.
Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-h2x6-5jx5-46hf RCE in TranformGraph().to_dot_graph function
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Fri, 05 Dec 2025 16:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Astropy
Astropy astropy
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:astropy:astropy:5.3.2:*:*:*:*:python:*:*
Vendors & Products Astropy
Astropy astropy

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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: GitHub_M

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-02T19:01:34.383Z

Reserved: 2023-08-28T16:56:43.367Z

Link: CVE-2023-41334

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Updated: 2024-08-02T19:01:34.383Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2024-03-18T19:15:05.897

Modified: 2025-12-05T16:44:33.033

Link: CVE-2023-41334

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