CVE-2023-40185
Estado: ModificadaAlta (8.6)—
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.
CVSS
- Versión: 3.1
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:N
- Puntuación base: 8.6
Probabilidad de explotación (EPSS)
- Probabilidad de explotación en los próximos 30 días: 0.68%
- Percentil entre todas las CVEs puntuadas: 51
- Fecha de la puntuación: 6/10/2026
EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System, de FIRST) estima la probabilidad de que una vulnerabilidad sea explotada en 30 días. Complementa a CVSS (impacto) y a CISA KEV (explotación confirmada).
Tecnologías afectadas (1)
CWE
- CWE-150
Referencias
- https://github.com/ericcornelissen/shescape/commit/0b976dab645abf45ffd85e74a8c6e51ee2f42d63
- https://github.com/ericcornelissen/shescape/pull/1142
- https://github.com/ericcornelissen/shescape/releases/tag/v1.7.4
- https://github.com/ericcornelissen/shescape/security/advisories/GHSA-j55r-787p-m549
- https://github.com/ericcornelissen/shescape/commit/0b976dab645abf45ffd85e74a8c6e51ee2f42d63
- https://github.com/ericcornelissen/shescape/pull/1142
- https://github.com/ericcornelissen/shescape/releases/tag/v1.7.4
- https://github.com/ericcornelissen/shescape/security/advisories/GHSA-j55r-787p-m549
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