Medium severity · published Aug 12, 2026
CVE-2026-73412
Shescape: Path disclosure on Unix with Zsh
6.3
CVSS
0.6%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Shescape is a simple shell escape library for JavaScript. Prior to 2.1.14 and 3.0.1, this impacts users of Shescape on Unix systems that explicitly configure shell to Zsh, or true when the default shell is Zsh, using the escape and escapeAll. The Zsh options EXTENDED_GLOB and MAGIC_EQUAL_SUBST exacerbate the problem. In certain case, an attacker can leverage home directory expansion and extended glob syntax to obtain lists of files and directories on the system. Depending on what the command does, this may be used to leak more information. This issue is fixed in versions 2.1.14 and 3.0.1.
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.6% · higher than 49% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
SH
shescape · ericcornelissen
< 2.1.14; >= 3.0.0, < 3.0.1 · source: vendor
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-73412
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-73412
github.com
https://github.com/ericcornelissen/shescape/commit/43d70b59d09bbe5c3fd02ef08b3a123e977ed9de
github.com
https://github.com/ericcornelissen/shescape/commit/b4b34c394e7f9da2775bb75381066b9a228c425f
github.com
https://github.com/ericcornelissen/shescape/pull/2649
github.com
https://github.com/ericcornelissen/shescape/pull/2651
github.com
https://github.com/ericcornelissen/shescape/releases/tag/v2.1.14
github.com
https://github.com/ericcornelissen/shescape/releases/tag/v3.0.1
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