CVE-2026-9277
Published:May 22, 2026
Updated:May 25, 2026
shell-quote's "quote()" function did not validate object-token inputs against the operator model used by "parse()". The ".op" field was backslash-escaped character by character using "/(.)/g", which in JavaScript does not match line terminators (\n, \r, U+2028, U+2029). A line terminator in ".op" therefore passed through unescaped into the output; POSIX shells treat a literal newline as a command separator, so any content after it would execute as a second command. The vulnerable code path is reachable in two ways: (1) direct construction of "{ op: '...\n...' }" from external input, and (2) via "parse(cmd, envFn)" when "envFn" returns object tokens whose ".op" is attacker-influenced. Both are documented API surface. Fixed by replacing the per-character escape with strict shape validation: ".op" must match the parser's control-operator allowlist; "{ op: 'glob', pattern }" validates "pattern" and forbids line terminators; "{ comment }" validates "comment" and forbids line terminators; any other object shape throws "TypeError".
Affected Packages
https://github.com/ljharb/shell-quote.git (GITHUB):
Affected version(s) >=v1.1.0 <v1.8.4Fix Suggestion:
Update to version v1.8.4shell-quote (NPM):
Affected version(s) >=1.1.0 <1.8.4Fix Suggestion:
Update to version 1.8.4Related Resources (5)
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Contact UsCVSS v4
Base Score:
9.2
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Attack Requirements
PRESENT
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Vulnerable System Confidentiality
HIGH
Vulnerable System Integrity
HIGH
Vulnerable System Availability
HIGH
Subsequent System Confidentiality
NONE
Subsequent System Integrity
NONE
Subsequent System Availability
NONE
CVSS v3
Base Score:
8.1
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
HIGH
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
HIGH
Weakness Type (CWE)
EPSS
Base Score:
0.05