CVE-2022-29599

Commandline class shell injection vulnerabilities

9.8 CriticalFix available

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.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector: Network
Complexity: Low
Privileges needed: None
User interaction: None

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality: High
Integrity: High
Availability: High

Exploit likelihood

4.42%Up 3.5 points since May 24, 2022

What each source reports

NVD Score used 9.8

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.

Record: CVE-2022-29599
CVSS 3.1: 9.8 CriticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 2.0: 7.5 HighAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Weakness: CWE-116
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

Commandline class shell injection vulnerabilities

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.

Record: CVE-2022-29599
Weakness: CWE-116
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2022-5176 No score

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.

Record: EUVD-2022-5176
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-rhgr-952r-6p8q 9.8

Command injection in Apache Maven maven-shared-utils

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.

Record: GHSA-rhgr-952r-6p8q
CVSS 3.1: 9.8 CriticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness: CWE-77, CWE-116
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVBELL-CVE-2022-29599 9.8

CVE-2022-29599 does not affect BellSoft software

Record: BELL-CVE-2022-29599
CVSS 3.1: 9.8 CriticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2022-29599 9.8

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.

Record: DEBIAN-CVE-2022-29599
CVSS 3.1: 9.8 CriticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated: 2026-11-03

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OSVGHSA-rhgr-952r-6p8q 9.8

Command injection in Apache Maven maven-shared-utils

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.

Record: GHSA-rhgr-952r-6p8q
CVSS 3.1: 9.8 CriticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness: CWE-116, CWE-77
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVOESA-2022-1684 9.8

maven-shared-utils security update

This package can be the functional replacement of plexus-utils in Maven. At the same time, the package has many hightlights, such as: a lot of methods got cleaned up, generics got added and a lot of unused code dropped.

Security Fix(es):

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.(CVE-2022-29599)

Record: OESA-2022-1684
CVSS 3.1: 9.8 CriticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVRHSA-2022:1541 9.8

Red Hat Security Advisory: maven-shared-utils security update

Record: RHSA-2022:1541
CVSS 3.1: 9.8 CriticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVRHSA-2022:1662 9.8

Red Hat Security Advisory: rh-maven36-maven-shared-utils security update

Record: RHSA-2022:1662
CVSS 3.1: 9.8 CriticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVRHSA-2022:4699 9.8

Red Hat Security Advisory: maven:3.5 security update

Record: RHSA-2022:4699
CVSS 3.1: 9.8 CriticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVRHSA-2022:4797 9.8

Red Hat Security Advisory: maven:3.6 security update

Record: RHSA-2022:4797
CVSS 3.1: 9.8 CriticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVRHSA-2022:4798 9.8

Red Hat Security Advisory: maven:3.5 security update

Record: RHSA-2022:4798
CVSS 3.1: 9.8 CriticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVRHSA-2022:9098 9.8

Red Hat Security Advisory: OpenShift Container Platform 4.10.46 packages and security update

Record: RHSA-2022:9098
CVSS 3.1: 9.8 CriticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVRHSA-2023:0573 9.8

Red Hat Security Advisory: OpenShift Container Platform 4.9.55 security update

Record: RHSA-2023:0573
CVSS 3.1: 9.8 CriticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVRHSA-2023:3198 9.9

Red Hat Security Advisory: jenkins and jenkins-2-plugins security update

Record: RHSA-2023:3198
CVSS 3.1: 9.9 CriticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVRHSA-2023:3610 9.8

Red Hat Security Advisory: jenkins and jenkins-2-plugins security update

Record: RHSA-2023:3610
CVSS 3.1: 9.8 CriticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVRHSA-2023:3622 9.8

Red Hat Security Advisory: jenkins and jenkins-2-plugins security update

Record: RHSA-2023:3622
CVSS 3.1: 9.8 CriticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVRHSA-2023:6171 9.8

Red Hat Security Advisory: Red Hat Product OCP Tools 4.11 Openshift Jenkins security update

Record: RHSA-2023:6171
CVSS 3.1: 9.8 CriticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVRHSA-2023:6172 9.8

Red Hat Security Advisory: Red Hat Product OCP Tools 4.12 Openshift Jenkins security update

Record: RHSA-2023:6172
CVSS 3.1: 9.8 CriticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVRHSA-2023:6179 9.8

Red Hat Security Advisory: Red Hat Product OCP Tools 4.13 OpenShift Jenkins security update

Record: RHSA-2023:6179
CVSS 3.1: 9.8 CriticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVRHSA-2023:7288 9.8

Red Hat Security Advisory: Red Hat Product OCP Tools 4.14 Openshift Jenkins security update

Record: RHSA-2023:7288
CVSS 3.1: 9.8 CriticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVRHSA-2024:0775 9.8

Red Hat Security Advisory: jenkins and jenkins-2-plugins security update

Record: RHSA-2024:0775
CVSS 3.1: 9.8 CriticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVRHSA-2024:0776 9.8

Red Hat Security Advisory: jenkins and jenkins-2-plugins security update

Record: RHSA-2024:0776
CVSS 3.1: 9.8 CriticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVRHSA-2024:0777 9.8

Red Hat Security Advisory: jenkins and jenkins-2-plugins security update

Record: RHSA-2024:0777
CVSS 3.1: 9.8 CriticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVRHSA-2024:0778 9.8

Red Hat Security Advisory: Jenkins and Jenkins-2-plugins security update

Record: RHSA-2024:0778
CVSS 3.1: 9.8 CriticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVRLSA-2022:4797 9.8

Important: maven:3.6 security update

The Apache Maven Shared Utils project aims to be an improved functional replacement for plexus-utils in Maven.

Security Fix(es):

maven-shared-utils: Command injection via Commandline class (CVE-2022-29599)

For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.

Record: RLSA-2022:4797
CVSS 3.1: 9.8 CriticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVRLSA-2022:4798 9.8

Important: maven:3.5 security update

The Apache Maven Shared Utils project aims to be an improved functional replacement for plexus-utils in Maven.

Security Fix(es):

maven-shared-utils: Command injection via Commandline class (CVE-2022-29599)

For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.

Record: RLSA-2022:4798
CVSS 3.1: 9.8 CriticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2022-29599 9.8

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.

Record: UBUNTU-CVE-2022-29599
CVSS 3.1: 9.8 CriticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVALSA-2022:4797 No score

Important: maven:3.6 security update

The Apache Maven Shared Utils project aims to be an improved functional replacement for plexus-utils in Maven.

Security Fix(es):

maven-shared-utils: Command injection via Commandline class (CVE-2022-29599)

For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.

Record: ALSA-2022:4797
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVALSA-2022:4798 No score

Important: maven:3.5 security update

The Apache Maven Shared Utils project aims to be an improved functional replacement for plexus-utils in Maven.

Security Fix(es):

maven-shared-utils: Command injection via Commandline class (CVE-2022-29599)

For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.

Record: ALSA-2022:4798
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVCLSA-2025-1766362094 No score

TuxCare security update for org.apache.maven.shared:maven-shared-utils (1 CVE)

TuxCare rebuilt org.apache.maven.shared:maven-shared-utils to address 1 CVE. Fixed in 3.2.1-tuxcare.1.

Record: CLSA-2025-1766362094
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSV No score

Commandline class shell injection vulnerabilities

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.

Record: CVE-2022-29599
Weakness: CWE-116
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVopenSUSE-SU-2024:12027-1 No score

maven-shared-utils-3.3.3-1.1 on GA media

These are all security issues fixed in the maven-shared-utils-3.3.3-1.1 package on the GA media of openSUSE Tumbleweed.

Record: openSUSE-SU-2024:12027-1
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVROOT-APP-MAVEN-CVE-2022-29599 No score

CVE-2022-29599 in io.root.org.apache.maven.shared:maven-shared-utils - Patched by Root

Root has patched CVE-2022-29599 in the io.root.org.apache.maven.shared:maven-shared-utils package for Root:Maven. Multiple fixed versions available.

Record: ROOT-APP-MAVEN-CVE-2022-29599
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVUSN-6730-1 No score

maven-shared-utils vulnerability

It was discovered that Apache Maven Shared Utils did not handle double-quoted strings properly, allowing shell injection attacks. This could allow an attacker to run arbitrary code.

Record: USN-6730-1
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
Package	Affected	Fixed
`org.apache.maven.shared:maven-shared-utils` Maven	before 3.3.3	3.3.3
`aopalliance` AlmaLinux:8	before 1.0-20.module_el8.6.0+2786+d7c38b21	1.0-20.module_el8.6.0+2786+d7c38b21
`apache-commons-cli` AlmaLinux:8	before 1.4-7.module_el8.6.0+2786+d7c38b21	1.4-7.module_el8.6.0+2786+d7c38b21
`apache-commons-codec` AlmaLinux:8	before 1.13-3.module_el8.6.0+2786+d7c38b21	1.13-3.module_el8.6.0+2786+d7c38b21
`apache-commons-io` AlmaLinux:8	before 1:2.6-6.module_el8.6.0+2786+d7c38b21	1:2.6-6.module_el8.6.0+2786+d7c38b21
`apache-commons-lang3` AlmaLinux:8	before 3.9-4.module_el8.6.0+2786+d7c38b21	3.9-4.module_el8.6.0+2786+d7c38b21
`atinject` AlmaLinux:8	before 1-31.20100611svn86.module_el8.6.0+2786+d7c38b21	1-31.20100611svn86.module_el8.6.0+2786+d7c38b21
`cdi-api` AlmaLinux:8	before 2.0.1-3.module_el8.6.0+2786+d7c38b21	2.0.1-3.module_el8.6.0+2786+d7c38b21
`geronimo-annotation` AlmaLinux:8	before 1.0-26.module_el8.6.0+2786+d7c38b21	1.0-26.module_el8.6.0+2786+d7c38b21
`google-guice` AlmaLinux:8	before 4.2.2-4.module_el8.6.0+2786+d7c38b21	4.2.2-4.module_el8.6.0+2786+d7c38b21

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History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 6, 2026	affected, facts	OSV
Nov 3, 2026	aliases	EUVD
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2022-29599 is a critical vulnerability (CVSS 9.8) in Apache Software Foundation Maven, published May 23, 2022. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 4.42%, the 91st percentile. Fixed in org.apache.maven.shared:maven-shared-utils 3.3.3.

References

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Affected packages
Package	Affected	Fixed
`guava` AlmaLinux:8	before 28.1-3.module_el8.6.0+2786+d7c38b21	28.1-3.module_el8.6.0+2786+d7c38b21
`httpcomponents-client` AlmaLinux:8	before 4.5.10-4.module_el8.6.0+2786+d7c38b21	4.5.10-4.module_el8.6.0+2786+d7c38b21
`httpcomponents-core` AlmaLinux:8	before 4.4.12-3.module_el8.6.0+2786+d7c38b21	4.4.12-3.module_el8.6.0+2786+d7c38b21
`jansi` AlmaLinux:8	before 1.18-4.module_el8.6.0+2786+d7c38b21	1.18-4.module_el8.6.0+2786+d7c38b21
`jcl-over-slf4j` AlmaLinux:8	before 1.7.28-3.module_el8.6.0+2786+d7c38b21	1.7.28-3.module_el8.6.0+2786+d7c38b21
`jsoup` AlmaLinux:8	before 1.12.1-3.module_el8.6.0+2786+d7c38b21	1.12.1-3.module_el8.6.0+2786+d7c38b21
`jsr-305` AlmaLinux:8	before 0-0.25.20130910svn.module_el8.6.0+2786+d7c38b21	0-0.25.20130910svn.module_el8.6.0+2786+d7c38b21
`maven` AlmaLinux:8	before 1:3.6.2-7.module_el8.6.0+2786+d7c38b21	1:3.6.2-7.module_el8.6.0+2786+d7c38b21
`maven-lib` AlmaLinux:8	before 1:3.6.2-7.module_el8.6.0+2786+d7c38b21	1:3.6.2-7.module_el8.6.0+2786+d7c38b21
`maven-openjdk11` AlmaLinux:8	before 1:3.6.2-7.module_el8.6.0+2786+d7c38b21	1:3.6.2-7.module_el8.6.0+2786+d7c38b21
`maven-openjdk17` AlmaLinux:8	before 1:3.6.2-7.module_el8.6.0+2786+d7c38b21	1:3.6.2-7.module_el8.6.0+2786+d7c38b21
`maven-openjdk8` AlmaLinux:8	before 1:3.6.2-7.module_el8.6.0+2786+d7c38b21	1:3.6.2-7.module_el8.6.0+2786+d7c38b21
`maven-resolver` AlmaLinux:8	before 1.4.1-3.module_el8.6.0+2786+d7c38b21	1.4.1-3.module_el8.6.0+2786+d7c38b21
`maven-shared-utils` AlmaLinux:8	before 3.2.1-0.5.module_el8.6.0+2903+d6ca2362	3.2.1-0.5.module_el8.6.0+2903+d6ca2362
`maven-wagon` AlmaLinux:8	before 3.3.4-2.module_el8.6.0+2786+d7c38b21	3.3.4-2.module_el8.6.0+2786+d7c38b21
`plexus-cipher` AlmaLinux:8	before 1.7-17.module_el8.6.0+2786+d7c38b21	1.7-17.module_el8.6.0+2786+d7c38b21
`plexus-classworlds` AlmaLinux:8	before 2.6.0-4.module_el8.6.0+2786+d7c38b21	2.6.0-4.module_el8.6.0+2786+d7c38b21
`plexus-containers-component-annotations` AlmaLinux:8	before 2.1.0-2.module_el8.6.0+2786+d7c38b21	2.1.0-2.module_el8.6.0+2786+d7c38b21
`plexus-interpolation` AlmaLinux:8	before 1.26-3.module_el8.6.0+2786+d7c38b21	1.26-3.module_el8.6.0+2786+d7c38b21
`plexus-sec-dispatcher` AlmaLinux:8	before 1.4-29.module_el8.6.0+2786+d7c38b21	1.4-29.module_el8.6.0+2786+d7c38b21
`plexus-utils` AlmaLinux:8	before 3.3.0-3.module_el8.6.0+2786+d7c38b21	3.3.0-3.module_el8.6.0+2786+d7c38b21
`sisu` AlmaLinux:8	before 0.3.4-2.module_el8.6.0+2786+d7c38b21	0.3.4-2.module_el8.6.0+2786+d7c38b21
`slf4j` AlmaLinux:8	before 1.7.28-3.module_el8.6.0+2786+d7c38b21	1.7.28-3.module_el8.6.0+2786+d7c38b21
`aopalliance` AlmaLinux:8	before 1.0-17.module_el8.6.0+2752+f1f3449e	1.0-17.module_el8.6.0+2752+f1f3449e
`apache-commons-cli` AlmaLinux:8	before 1.4-4.module_el8.6.0+2752+f1f3449e	1.4-4.module_el8.6.0+2752+f1f3449e
`apache-commons-codec` AlmaLinux:8	before 1.11-3.module_el8.6.0+2752+f1f3449e	1.11-3.module_el8.6.0+2752+f1f3449e
`apache-commons-io` AlmaLinux:8	before 1:2.6-3.module_el8.6.0+2752+f1f3449e	1:2.6-3.module_el8.6.0+2752+f1f3449e
`apache-commons-lang3` AlmaLinux:8	before 3.7-3.module_el8.6.0+2752+f1f3449e	3.7-3.module_el8.6.0+2752+f1f3449e
`apache-commons-logging` AlmaLinux:8	before 1.2-13.module_el8.6.0+2752+f1f3449e	1.2-13.module_el8.6.0+2752+f1f3449e
`atinject` AlmaLinux:8	before 1-28.20100611svn86.module_el8.6.0+2752+f1f3449e	1-28.20100611svn86.module_el8.6.0+2752+f1f3449e
`cdi-api` AlmaLinux:8	before 1.2-8.module_el8.6.0+2752+f1f3449e	1.2-8.module_el8.6.0+2752+f1f3449e
`geronimo-annotation` AlmaLinux:8	before 1.0-23.module_el8.6.0+2752+f1f3449e	1.0-23.module_el8.6.0+2752+f1f3449e
`glassfish-el-api` AlmaLinux:8	before 3.0.1-0.7.b08.module_el8.6.0+2752+f1f3449e	3.0.1-0.7.b08.module_el8.6.0+2752+f1f3449e
`google-guice` AlmaLinux:8	before 4.1-11.module_el8.6.0+2752+f1f3449e	4.1-11.module_el8.6.0+2752+f1f3449e
`guava20` AlmaLinux:8	before 20.0-8.module_el8.6.0+2752+f1f3449e	20.0-8.module_el8.6.0+2752+f1f3449e
`hawtjni-runtime` AlmaLinux:8	before 1.16-2.module_el8.6.0+2752+f1f3449e	1.16-2.module_el8.6.0+2752+f1f3449e
`httpcomponents-client` AlmaLinux:8	before 4.5.5-5.module_el8.6.0+2752+f1f3449e	4.5.5-5.module_el8.6.0+2752+f1f3449e
`httpcomponents-core` AlmaLinux:8	before 4.4.10-3.module_el8.6.0+2752+f1f3449e	4.4.10-3.module_el8.6.0+2752+f1f3449e
`jansi` AlmaLinux:8	before 1.17.1-1.module_el8.6.0+2752+f1f3449e	1.17.1-1.module_el8.6.0+2752+f1f3449e
`jansi` AlmaLinux:8	before 1.17.1-1.module_el8.0.0+6044+f3cbc35d	1.17.1-1.module_el8.0.0+6044+f3cbc35d