CVE-2026-32260

Command Injection via incomplete shell metacharacter blocklist in node:child_process (bypass of CVE-2026-27190 fix)

Published Mar 12, 2026 CVSS 3.1 · 8.1 High EPSS 1.6% KEV · Not listed
Description
Deno is a JavaScript, TypeScript, and WebAssembly runtime. From 2.7.0 to 2.7.1, A command injection vulnerability exists in Deno's node:child_process polyfill (shell: true mode) that bypasses the fix for CVE-2026-27190. The two-stage argument sanitization in transformDenoShellCommand (ext/node/polyfills/internal/child_process.ts) has a priority bug: when an argument contains a $VAR pattern, it is wrapped in double quotes (L1290) instead of single quotes. Double quotes in POSIX sh do not suppress backtick command substitution, allowing injected commands to execute. An attacker who controls arguments passed to spawnSync or spawn with shell: true can execute arbitrary OS commands, bypassing Deno's permission system. This vulnerability is fixed in 2.7.2.

Remediation

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Advisories

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Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-4c96-w8v2-p28j Deno vulnerable to command Injection via incomplete shell metacharacter blocklist in node:child_process
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CPEs cpe:2.3:a:deno:deno:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

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Description Deno is a JavaScript, TypeScript, and WebAssembly runtime. From 2.7.0 to 2.7.1, A command injection vulnerability exists in Deno's node:child_process polyfill (shell: true mode) that bypasses the fix for CVE-2026-27190. The two-stage argument sanitization in transformDenoShellCommand (ext/node/polyfills/internal/child_process.ts) has a priority bug: when an argument contains a $VAR pattern, it is wrapped in double quotes (L1290) instead of single quotes. Double quotes in POSIX sh do not suppress backtick command substitution, allowing injected commands to execute. An attacker who controls arguments passed to spawnSync or spawn with shell: true can execute arbitrary OS commands, bypassing Deno's permission system. This vulnerability is fixed in 2.7.2.
Title Command Injection via incomplete shell metacharacter blocklist in node:child_process (bypass of CVE-2026-27190 fix)
Weaknesses CWE-78
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 8.1, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}

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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
GitHub_M
Published
Updated
Mar 13, 2026, 4:13 PM
Reserved
Mar 11, 2026, 3:05 PM
Status
Analyzed
Published
Mar 12, 2026, 8:16 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 10:35 AM