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TI-2026-24632 Aliases CVE-2026-32094GHSA-9jfh-9xrq-4vwm

Shescape escape() leaves bracket glob expansion active on Bash, BusyBox, and Dash

Priority HIGH 70CWE-200Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Attack requirements
None
Impact type
Information disclosure
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Low · Low · None
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-200.

Summary

Shescape is a simple shell escape library for JavaScript. Prior to 2.1.10, Shescape#escape() does not escape square-bracket glob syntax for Bash, BusyBox sh, and Dash. Applications that interpolate the return value directly into a shell command string can cause an attacker-controlled value like secret[12] to expand into multiple filesystem matches instead of a single literal argument, turning one argument into multiple trusted-pathname matches. This vulnerability is fixed in 2.1.10.

Why it matters now

Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00251 16th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix Fixed shescape (ericcornelissen): 2.1.10shescape (npm): 2.1.10

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
Poc
Automatable
Yes
Technical impact
Partial

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

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
ericcornelissenshescapebefore 2.1.102.1.10Patch availableCNA
—shescape (npm)before 2.1.102.1.10Patch availableGHSA-9jfh-9xrq-4vwm
  • shescape Vendorericcornelissen Affected before 2.1.10 Fixed in 2.1.10 Patch available CNA
  • shescape (npm) Vendor— Affected before 2.1.10 Fixed in 2.1.10 Patch available GHSA-9jfh-9xrq-4vwm

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:shescape_project:shescape:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*before 2.1.10Vulnerableericcornelissen
  • cpe:2.3:a:shescape_project:shescape:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:* Versions before 2.1.10 Vulnerable ·ericcornelissen

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA shescape (ericcornelissen) Fixed in 2.1.10
  • Fix · GHSA-9jfh-9xrq-4vwm shescape (npm) Fixed in 2.1.10 Advisory →

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-32094
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-9jfh-9xrq-4vwm

References

Exploit 1

Patch 1

Advisory 1

Other 3

  • TI-2022-13220 Insufficient escaping of whitespace in shescape CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • 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-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
See all 8 →

Sources

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