CVE-2026-73411: ericcornelissen shescape · Improper Encoding or Escaping of Output
Affects ericcornelissen shescapeSource CVE Database V5
Not known to be exploited · CVSS 6.3 Medium : upgrade to 3.0.1 or 2.1.14 when convenient.
Data as of 8 Nov 2026, 23:24 UTC
- EPSS
- 0.5% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 48% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
- Patch
- Available – fixed in 3.0.1, 2.1.14
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:NExploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 12 Aug 2026
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponized: no evidence on record.
No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB
Exploited in the wildExploited: no evidence on record.
Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation
Observed by OffSeq MirageSeen by Mirage: no evidence on record.
No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors
A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 9 Nov 2026.
What to do
Upgrade ericcornelissen shescape to 3.0.1 or 2.1.14.
Affected software
| Product | Affected | Fixed in |
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| ericcornelissenshescape | Affected
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| ericcornelissenshescape | Affected
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AI-suggested
The vulnerability is fixed in shescape versions 2.1.14 and 3.0.1. Users should upgrade to these or later versions to remediate the issue. No other mitigation or temporary workaround is indicated in the available data. Patch status is not explicitly confirmed in the vendor advisory, but the description clearly states the fix versions.
Description
Shescape is a simple shell escape library for JavaScript. Prior to 2.1.14 and 3.0.1, getEscapeFunction in src/internal/unix/dash.js fails to escape ~ after : or = when applications use the escape or escapeAll APIs on Unix with shell set to dash, or with shell set to true when Dash is the default, and interpolate the result into an assignment prefixed to a command. An attacker who controls the input can supply a value such as :~ to disclose the home-directory path and may change the location on which the command operates. This issue is fixed in versions 2.1.14 and 3.0.1.
References
- github.com/ericcornelissen/shescape/security/advisories/GHSA-q53c-4prm-w95q (opens in a new tab)
- github.com/ericcornelissen/shescape/pull/2649 (opens in a new tab)
- github.com/ericcornelissen/shescape/pull/2651 (opens in a new tab)
- github.com/ericcornelissen/shescape/commit/43d70b59d09bbe5c3fd02ef08b3a123e977ed9de (opens in a new tab)
- github.com/ericcornelissen/shescape/commit/b4b34c394e7f9da2775bb75381066b9a228c425f (opens in a new tab)
- github.com/ericcornelissen/shescape/releases/tag/v2.1.14 (opens in a new tab)
- github.com/ericcornelissen/shescape/releases/tag/v3.0.1 (opens in a new tab)