CVE-2026-21882HIGH 8.4EPSS p7.5%

CVE-2026-21882CVE-2026-21882

Description

theshit is a command-line utility that automatically detects and fixes common mistakes in shell commands. Prior to version 0.2.0, improper privilege dropping allows local privilege escalation via command re-execution. This issue has been patched in version 0.2.0.

Scoring

CVSS 3.18.4 (HIGH)
VectorCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS0.18% probability of exploitation · percentile 7.5% · 2026-06-18T12:00:27Z
Published2026-03-02
Last modified2026-04-15

Underlying weaknesses· 3

CWE-250CWE-269CWE-273

References

  1. https://github.com/AsfhtgkDavid/theshit/commit/5293957b119e55212dce2c6dcbaf1d7eb794602a
  2. https://github.com/AsfhtgkDavid/theshit/security/advisories/GHSA-2j3p-gqw5-g59j

3

TypeTargetConfidenceTier
WeaknessExecution with Unnecessary Privilegescwe-2500%live
WeaknessImproper Privilege Managementcwe-2690%live
WeaknessImproper Check for Dropped Privilegescwe-2730%live

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