IPython (Interactive Python) is a command shell for interactive computing in multiple programming languages, originally developed for the Python programming language. Versions prior to 8.1.0 are subject to a command injection vulnerability with very specific prerequisites. This vulnerability requires that the function `IPython.utils.terminal.set_term_title` be called on Windows in a Python environment where ctypes is not available. The dependency on `ctypes` in `IPython.utils._process_win32` prevents the vulnerable code from ever being reached in the ipython binary. However, as a library that could be used by another tool `set_term_title` could be called and hence introduce a vulnerability. Should an attacker get untrusted input to an instance of this function they would be able to inject shell commands as current process and limited to the scope of the current process. Users of ipython as a library are advised to upgrade. Users unable to upgrade should ensure that any calls to the `IPython.utils.terminal.set_term_title` function are done with trusted or filtered input.

The Linux/Unix host has one or more packages installed that are impacted by a vulnerability without a vendor supplied patch available.

  - IPython (Interactive Python) is a command shell for interactive computing in multiple programming     languages, originally developed for the Python programming language. Versions prior to 8.1.0 are subject     to a command injection vulnerability with very specific prerequisites. This vulnerability requires that     the function `IPython.utils.terminal.set_term_title` be called on Windows in a Python environment where     ctypes is not available. The dependency on `ctypes` in `IPython.utils._process_win32` prevents the     vulnerable code from ever being reached in the ipython binary. However, as a library that could be used by     another tool `set_term_title` could be called and hence introduce a vulnerability. Should an attacker get     untrusted input to an instance of this function they would be able to inject shell commands as current     process and limited to the scope of the current process. Users of ipython as a library are advised to     upgrade. Users unable to upgrade should ensure that any calls to the     `IPython.utils.terminal.set_term_title` function are done with trusted or filtered input. (CVE-2023-24816)

Note that Nessus relies on the presence of the package as reported by the vendor.

The version of Tencent Linux installed on the remote TencentOS Server 4 host is prior to tested version. It is, therefore, affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the TSSA-2025:0088 advisory.

    Package updates are available for TencentOS Server 4 that fix the following vulnerabilities:

    CVE-2023-24816:
    IPython (Interactive Python) is a command shell for interactive computing in multiple programming     languages, originally developed for the Python programming language. Versions prior to 8.1.0 are subject     to a command injection vulnerability with very specific prerequisites. This vulnerability requires that     the function `IPython.utils.terminal.set_term_title` be called on Windows in a Python environment where     ctypes is not available. The dependency on `ctypes` in `IPython.utils._process_win32` prevents the     vulnerable code from ever being reached in the ipython binary. However, as a library that could be used by     another tool `set_term_title` could be called and hence introduce a vulnerability. Should an attacker get     untrusted input to an instance of this function they would be able to inject shell commands as current     process and limited to the scope of the current process. Users of ipython as a library are advised to     upgrade. Users unable to upgrade should ensure that any calls to the     `IPython.utils.terminal.set_term_title` function are done with trusted or filtered input.

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Tencent Linux security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

There are packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability referenced in the following CVE:

  - IPython (Interactive Python) is a command shell for interactive computing in multiple programming
    languages, originally developed for the Python programming language. Versions prior to 8.1.0 are subject
    to a command injection vulnerability with very specific prerequisites. This vulnerability requires that
    the function `IPython.utils.terminal.set_term_title` be called on Windows in a Python environment where
    ctypes is not available. The dependency on `ctypes` in `IPython.utils._process_win32` prevents the
    vulnerable code from ever being reached in the ipython binary. However, as a library that could be used by
    another tool `set_term_title` could be called and hence introduce a vulnerability. Should an attacker get
    untrusted input to an instance of this function they would be able to inject shell commands as current
    process and limited to the scope of the current process. Users of ipython as a library are advised to
    upgrade. Users unable to upgrade should ensure that any calls to the
    `IPython.utils.terminal.set_term_title` function are done with trusted or filtered input. (CVE-2023-24816)

ID	Name	Product	Family	Severity
259650	Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2023-24816	Nessus	Misc.	high
238655	TencentOS Server 4: ipython (TSSA-2025:0088)	Nessus	Tencent Local Security Checks	low
408825	SCA: security update for ipython (GHSA-29gw-9793-fvw7)	Tenable Cloud Security	SCA Checks	low
408825	SCA: security update for ipython (GHSA-29gw-9793-fvw7)	Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security	SCA Checks	low

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