CVE-2026-73414
Shescape: Shell injection via unescaped parentheses on Windows with CMD
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.
INFO
Published Date :
Aug. 12, 2026, 8:17 p.m.
Last Modified :
Aug. 12, 2026, 8:17 p.m.
Remotely Exploit :
Yes !
Source :
[email protected]
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CVSS Scores
| Score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 4.0 | CRITICAL | [email protected] |
Solution
- Update Shescape to version 2.1.14 or later.
- Ensure applications use updated Shescape library.
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New CVE Received by [email protected]
Aug. 12, 2026
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Affected [{'vendor': 'ericcornelissen', 'product': 'shescape', 'versions': [{'status': 'affected', 'version': '< 2.1.14'}, {'status': 'affected', 'version': '>= 3.0.0, < 3.0.1'}]}] Added 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. Added CVSS V4.0 AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X Added CWE CWE-78 Added CWE CWE-150 Added Reference https://github.com/ericcornelissen/shescape/commit/43d70b59d09bbe5c3fd02ef08b3a123e977ed9de Added Reference https://github.com/ericcornelissen/shescape/commit/b4b34c394e7f9da2775bb75381066b9a228c425f Added Reference https://github.com/ericcornelissen/shescape/pull/2649 Added Reference https://github.com/ericcornelissen/shescape/pull/2651 Added Reference https://github.com/ericcornelissen/shescape/releases/tag/v2.1.14 Added Reference https://github.com/ericcornelissen/shescape/releases/tag/v3.0.1 Added Reference https://github.com/ericcornelissen/shescape/security/advisories/GHSA-w4hw-qcx7-56pr