CVE-2026-21882CWE-250CWE-269CWE-273

theshit's Improper Privilege Dropping Allows Local Privilege Escalation via Command Re-execution

High · published March 2, 2026

CVSS v3.1
8.4
EPSS
0%
Percentile
7.6
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

theshit is a command-line utility that automatically detects and fixes common mistakes in shell commands. Prior to version 0.2.0, improper privilege dropping allows local privilege escalation via command re-execution. This issue has been patched in version 0.2.0.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v3.1
8.4 · HIGH
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00184 · 7.6th percentile
Weaknesses
CWE-250 · Execution with Unnecessary Privileges; CWE-269 · Improper Privilege Management; CWE-273 · Improper Check for Dropped Privileges
Published
2026-03-02T19:17Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 02 MAR 19:17Z
    theshit's Improper Privilege Dropping Allows Local Privilege Escalation via Command Re-execution
    cvelistv5