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TI-2022-13220 Aliases CVE-2022-31180GHSA-44vr-rwwj-p88h

Insufficient escaping of whitespace in shescape

Priority HIGH 82CWE-74Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and GitHub.

Summary

Shescape is a simple shell escape package for JavaScript. Affected versions were found to have insufficient escaping of white space when interpolating output. This issue only impacts users that use the `escape` or `escapeAll` functions with the `interpolation` option set to `true`. The result is that if an attacker is able to include whitespace in their input they can: 1. Invoke shell-specific behaviour through shell-specific special characters inserted directly after whitespace. 2. Invoke shell-specific behaviour through shell-specific special characters inserted or appearing after line terminating characters. 3. Invoke arbitrary commands by inserting a line feed character. 4. Invoke arbitrary commands by inserting a carriage return character. Behaviour number 1 has been patched in [v1.5.7] which you can upgrade to now. No further changes are required. Behaviour number 2, 3, and 4 have been patched in [v1.5.8] which you can upgrade to now. No further changes are required. The best workaround is to avoid having to use the `interpolation: true` option - in most cases using an alternative is possible, see [the recipes](https://github.com/ericcornelissen/shescape#recipes) for recommendations. Alternatively, users may strip all whitespace from user input. Note that this is error prone, for example: for PowerShell this requires stripping `'\u0085'` which is not included in JavaScript's definition of `\s` for Regular Expressions.

Why it matters now

Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.01993 80th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix Fixed shescape (npm): 1.5.8

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
Poc
Automatable
Yes
Technical impact
Total

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
ericcornelissenshescape>=1.4.0 < 1.5.8—No fix listedCNA
—shescape (npm)1.4.0 to before 1.5.81.5.8Patch availableGHSA-44vr-rwwj-p88h
  • shescape Vendorericcornelissen Affected >=1.4.0 < 1.5.8 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
  • shescape (npm) Vendor— Affected 1.4.0 to before 1.5.8 Fixed in 1.5.8 Patch available GHSA-44vr-rwwj-p88h

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:shescape_project:shescape:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.4.0 to before 1.5.8Vulnerableericcornelissen
  • cpe:2.3:a:shescape_project:shescape:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.4.0 to before 1.5.8 Vulnerable ·ericcornelissen

Remediation

  • Fix · GHSA-44vr-rwwj-p88h shescape (npm) Fixed in 1.5.8 Advisory →

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2022-31180
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-44vr-rwwj-p88h

References

  • TI-2022-13219 Insufficient escaping of line feeds for CMD in shescape CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2022-09469 Regular expression denial of service (ReDoS) in shescape CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2026-24632 Shescape escape() leaves bracket glob expansion active on Bash, BusyBox, and Dash CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 6.9
  • TI-2022-16487 Shescape Inefficient Regular Expression Complexity vulnerability CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2022-08540 Exposure of home directory through shescape on Unix with Bash CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.2
  • TI-2023-21058 Shescape on Windows escaping may be bypassed in threaded context CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.6
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Sources