CVE-2026-73414EPSS p39.1%

CVE-2026-73414CVE-2026-73414

Description

Shescape is a simple shell escape library for JavaScript. Prior to 2.1.14 and 3.0.1, getEscapeFunction in src/internal/win/cmd.js does not escape `(` and `)` when applications use the escape or escapeAll APIs on Windows with shell set to cmd.exe, or with shell set to true when CMD is the default. An attacker-controlled argument can break out of a parenthesized CMD construct and inject shell syntax depending on the original command, resulting in arbitrary command execution. This issue is fixed in versions 2.1.14 and 3.0.1.

Scoring

EPSS0.48% probability of exploitation · percentile 39.1% · 2026-08-13T12:03:51Z
Last modified2026-08-12
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