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.
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Advisories
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Github GHSA |
GHSA-q53c-4prm-w95q | Shescape: Home-directory disclosure in assignment context on Unix with Dash |
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Wed, 12 Aug 2026 19:45:00 +0000
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| 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. | |
| Title | Shescape: Home-directory disclosure in assignment context on Unix with Dash | |
| Weaknesses | CWE-116 CWE-200 |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: GitHub_M
Published:
Updated: 2026-08-12T20:54:38.353Z
Reserved: 2026-08-12T14:32:11.795Z
Link: CVE-2026-73411
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Status : Received
Published: 2026-08-12T20:17:56.053
Modified: 2026-08-12T20:17:56.053
Link: CVE-2026-73411
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