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    CVE-2026-73055

    Shescape before 2.1.15 (and 3.0.0 before 3.0.2) fails to properly escape tilde (~) characters in assignment contexts on Unix systems where the shell is explicitly configured to "sh" or true and /bin/sh points to BusyBox. Using the escape and escapeAll APIs with untrusted input in an assignment prefixed to a command, an attacker can inject a tilde payload to disclose the user's home directory location and, depending on usage, alter the location on which a command operates.

    Published:Aug 15, 2026
    Last Modified:Aug 31, 2026
    EPS:Aug 15, 2026
    EPSS Score:0.00207
    CVSS Score:4.8

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Ericcornelissen
    Product
    Shescape
    Vendor
    Shescape Project
    Product
    Shescape

    Exploits

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    User Interaction
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    Integrity
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    Availability
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