Description
Shescape is a simple shell escape library for JavaScript. Prior to 2.1.14 and 3.0.1, this impacts users of Shescape on Unix systems that explicitly configure shell to Zsh, or true when the default shell is Zsh, using the escape and escapeAll. The Zsh options EXTENDED_GLOB and MAGIC_EQUAL_SUBST exacerbate the problem. In certain case, an attacker can leverage home directory expansion and extended glob syntax to obtain lists of files and directories on the system. Depending on what the command does, this may be used to leak more information. This issue is fixed in versions 2.1.14 and 3.0.1.
Published: 2026-08-12
Score: 6.3 Medium
EPSS: n/a
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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History

Wed, 12 Aug 2026 21:00:00 +0000

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Description Shescape is a simple shell escape library for JavaScript. Prior to 2.1.14 and 3.0.1, this impacts users of Shescape on Unix systems that explicitly configure shell to Zsh, or true when the default shell is Zsh, using the escape and escapeAll. The Zsh options EXTENDED_GLOB and MAGIC_EQUAL_SUBST exacerbate the problem. In certain case, an attacker can leverage home directory expansion and extended glob syntax to obtain lists of files and directories on the system. Depending on what the command does, this may be used to leak more information. This issue is fixed in versions 2.1.14 and 3.0.1.
Title Shescape: Path disclosure on Unix with Zsh
Weaknesses CWE-155
CWE-78
References
Metrics cvssV4_0

{'score': 6.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N'}


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Ericcornelissen Shescape
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: GitHub_M

Published:

Updated: 2026-08-12T19:38:41.860Z

Reserved: 2026-08-12T14:32:11.795Z

Link: CVE-2026-73412

cve-icon Vulnrichment

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-08-12T20:17:56.203

Modified: 2026-08-12T20:17:56.203

Link: CVE-2026-73412

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cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-08-12T20:45:08Z

Weaknesses
  • CWE-155

    Improper Neutralization of Wildcards or Matching Symbols

  • CWE-78

    Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')