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    CVE-2023-40185

    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.

    Published:Aug 23, 2023
    Last Modified:Nov 21, 2024
    EPS:Aug 23, 2023
    EPSS Score:0.00084
    CVSS Score:6.5

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Microsoft
    Product
    Windows
    Vendor
    Shescape Project
    Product
    Shescape

    Exploits

    https://github.com/ericcornelissen/shescape/security/advisories/GHSA-j55r-787p-m549https://github.com/ericcornelissen/shescape/security/advisories/GHSA-j55r-787p-m549

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