Improper Privilege Management in shelljs/shelljs
Priority LOW 32CWE-269Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Privilege escalation
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · None · High
- Fix status
- Partial Red Hat: 1 without a fix
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA, GitHub and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-269.
Summary
shelljs is vulnerable to Improper Privilege Management
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.0046 40th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix Partial shelljs/shelljs (shelljs): 0.8.5shelljs (npm): 0.8.5Red Hat: 1 advisoryRed Hat: 1 without a fix
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| shelljs | shelljs/shelljs | before 0.8.5 | 0.8.5 | Patch available | CNA |
| — | shelljs (npm) | before 0.8.5 | 0.8.5 | Patch available | GHSA-4rq4-32rv-6wp6 |
- shelljs/shelljs Vendorshelljs Affected before 0.8.5 Fixed in 0.8.5 Patch available CNA
- shelljs (npm) Vendor— Affected before 0.8.5 Fixed in 0.8.5 Patch available GHSA-4rq4-32rv-6wp6
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:shelljs_project:shelljs:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:* | before 0.8.5 | Vulnerable | Shelljs Project |
- cpe:2.3:a:shelljs_project:shelljs:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:* Versions before 0.8.5 Vulnerable ·Shelljs Project
Remediation
- Fix · CNA shelljs/shelljs (shelljs) Fixed in 0.8.5
- Fix · GHSA-4rq4-32rv-6wp6 shelljs (npm) Fixed in 0.8.5 Advisory →
Red Hat 1 advisory
- RHSA-2022:1476 Released 2022-04-21 · Red Hat rating ModerateRed Hat Advanced Cluster Management 2.4.3 security updates and bug fixes
- Red Hat Advanced Cluster Management for Kubernetes 2.4 for RHEL 8 rhacm2/acm-grafana-rhel8, rhacm2/acm-must-gather-rhel8, rhacm2/acm-operator-bundle +47
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Advanced Cluster Management for Kubernetes 2 | Affected | No fix yet |
Not affected: 1 product
- Red Hat Virtualization 4
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2022-0144
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-4rq4-32rv-6wp6
- 2026-10-08 CISA SSVC decision points changed
References
Sources
- CVE-2022-0144 · CVE Program
- CVE-2022-0144 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-4rq4-32rv-6wp6 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2022-0144 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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