HIGHCVSS 8.1Vulnerability

CVE-2026-9277

shell-quote's `quote()` function did not validate object-token inputs against the operator model used by `parse()`. The `.op` field was backslash-escaped character by character using `/(.)/g`, which in JavaScript does not match line terminators (\n, \r, U+2028, U+2029). A line terminator in `.op` therefore passed through unescaped into the output; POSIX shells treat a literal newline as a command separator, so any content after it would execute as a second command. The vulnerable code path is reachable in two ways: (1) direct construction of `{ op: '...\n...' }` from external input, and (2) via `parse(cmd, envFn)` when `envFn` returns object tokens whose `.op` is attacker-influenced. Both are documented API surface. Fixed by replacing the per-character escape with strict shape validation: `.op` must match the parser's control-operator allowlist; `{ op: 'glob', pattern }` validates `pattern` and forbids line terminators; `{ comment }` validates `comment` and forbids line terminators; any other object shape throws `TypeError`.

Properties

summary
shell-quote quote() does not escape newlines in object .op values
severity
HIGH
epss_score
0.00848
cvss_score
8.1
ghsa_published
2026-06-09T14:27:15Z
source_url
https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-w7jw-789q-3m8p
ghsa_updated
2026-06-09T14:27:16Z
ghsa_id
GHSA-w7jw-789q-3m8p
score
8.1
cve_id
CVE-2026-9277
cvss_vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
is_ghsa_only
false
vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
published_at
2026-05-22T14:16:30.330
last_modified
2026-09-09T13:20:46.243
epss_percentile
0.55933

Related Entities (7)

DESCRIBED_BY (1)

[Source]NVD

ENRICHED_BY (1)

[Source]FIRST EPSS

VULNERABLE_TO (1)

[Software]npm/shell-quote

AFFECTS (1)

[Software]npm/shell-quote

HAS_WEAKNESS (2)

[Weakness]Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in a Command ('Command Injection')
[Weakness]Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')

REPORTED_BY (1)

[Source]GitHub Advisory Database

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