Description
Shescape is a simple shell escape library for JavaScript. Prior to 2.1.14 and 3.0.1, getEscapeFunction in src/internal/win/cmd.js does not escape `(` and `)` when applications use the escape or escapeAll APIs on Windows with shell set to cmd.exe, or with shell set to true when CMD is the default. An attacker-controlled argument can break out of a parenthesized CMD construct and inject shell syntax depending on the original command, resulting in arbitrary command execution. This issue is fixed in versions 2.1.14 and 3.0.1.
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Advisories
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GHSA-w4hw-qcx7-56pr | Shescape: Shell injection via unescaped parentheses on Windows with CMD |
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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/win/cmd.js does not escape `(` and `)` when applications use the escape or escapeAll APIs on Windows with shell set to cmd.exe, or with shell set to true when CMD is the default. An attacker-controlled argument can break out of a parenthesized CMD construct and inject shell syntax depending on the original command, resulting in arbitrary command execution. This issue is fixed in versions 2.1.14 and 3.0.1. | |
| Title | Shescape: Shell injection via unescaped parentheses on Windows with CMD | |
| Weaknesses | CWE-150 CWE-78 |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: GitHub_M
Published:
Updated: 2026-08-12T19:42:55.520Z
Reserved: 2026-08-12T14:32:11.795Z
Link: CVE-2026-73414
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Status : Received
Published: 2026-08-12T20:17:56.510
Modified: 2026-08-12T20:17:56.510
Link: CVE-2026-73414
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OpenCVE Enrichment
Updated: 2026-08-12T21:15:09Z
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