CVE-2023-40185CWE-150

Shescape on Windows escaping may be bypassed in threaded context

Medium · published August 23, 2023

CVSS v3.1
6.5
EPSS
1%
Percentile
51.6
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

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.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v3.1
6.5 · MEDIUM
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00675 · 51.6th percentile
Weakness
CWE-150 · Improper Neutralization of Escape, Meta, or Control Sequences
Published
2023-08-23T20:20Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 23 AUG 20:20Z
    Shescape on Windows escaping may be bypassed in threaded context
    cvelistv5