CVE-2023-40185

Shescape on Windows escaping may be bypassed in threaded context

Published Aug 23, 2023 CVSS 3.1 · 6.5 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
shescape is simple shell escape library for JavaScript. This may impact users that use Shescape on Windows in a threaded context. The vulnerability can result in Shescape escaping (or quoting) for the wrong shell, thus allowing attackers to bypass protections depending on the combination of expected and used shell. This bug has been patched in version 1.7.4.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

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Advisories

Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2023-2309 shescape is simple shell escape library for JavaScript. This may impact users that use Shescape on Windows in a threaded context. The vulnerability can result in Shescape escaping (or quoting) for the wrong shell, thus allowing attackers to bypass protections depending on the combination of expected and used shell. This bug has been patched in version 1.7.4.
Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-j55r-787p-m549 Shescape on Windows escaping may be bypassed in threaded context
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{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
GitHub_M
Published
Updated
Sep 30, 2024, 7:14 PM
Reserved
Aug 9, 2023, 3:26 PM
Status
Modified
Published
Aug 23, 2023, 9:15 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 6:16 AM