CVE-2022-24725

lowpriority · track · 22EPSS 0.005 · 43 %ileEUUS
grimoire priorityP3 · Track
Exploitable?
—
no known exploitation
Likely / severe?
0.50% (43rd) EPSS
CVSS 1.9 · low
Is it mine?
3 products
Check your exposure
Who says so?
4 sources
cnnvd · enisa_euvd · nvd · osv

EPSS · scored 2026-10-27

Shescape is a shell escape package for JavaScript. An issue in versions 1.4.0 to 1.5.1 allows for exposure of the home directory on Unix systems when using Bash with the `escape` or `escapeAll` functions from the _shescape_ API with the `interpolation` option set to `true`. Other tested shells, Dash and Zsh, are not affected. Depending on how the output of _shescape_ is used, directory traversal may be possible in the application using _shescape_. The issue was patched in version 1.5.1. As a workaround, manually escape all instances of the tilde character (`~`) using `arg.replace(/~/g, "\\~")`.

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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · low–medium · 1.9–6.2

v2.01.9lowAV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:Nprimary · NVD / NIST USexploitability 3.4 · impact 2.9
v3.15.5mediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:Nprimary · NVD / NIST USexploitability 1.8 · impact 3.6
v3.16.2mediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:Nsecondary · ENISA EU
v3.16.2mediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:Nsecondary · security-advisories@github.comexploitability 2.5 · impact 3.6
v3.15.5mediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:Nsecondary · OSV
v3.15.1mediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N/E:Usecondary · CVSS-BT (t0sche)
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ssvc

A stakeholder decision — act, attend, or track — from exploitation and impact.

Exploitation: poc · Automatable: no · Technical Impact: partialcoordinatorcisa_ssvcUS
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weaknesses

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CWE-78USprimaryCWE-200USCWE-200USCWE-78US
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affected products (3)

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advisories (1)

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  • GHSA-446w-rrm4-r47fExposure of home directory through shescape on Unix with Bash2022-03-03ghsa · osvUS

    ### Impact The issue allows for exposure of the home directory on Unix systems when using Bash with the `escape` or `escapeAll` functions from the _shescape_ API with the `interpolation` option set to `true`. Other tested shells, Dash and Zsh, are not affected. ```javascript const cp = require("child_process"); const shescape = require("shescape"); const payload = "home_directory=~"; const options = { interpolation: true }; console.log(cp.execSync(`echo ${shescape.escape(payload, options)}`)); // home_directory=/home/user ``` Depending on how the output of _shescape_ is used, directory traversal may be possible in the application using _shescape_. ### Patches The issue was patched in `v1.5.1`. ### Workarounds Manually escape all instances of the tilde character (`~`) using `arg.replace(/~/g, "\\~")`. ### References See GitHub issue https://github.com/ericcornelissen/shescape/issues/169.

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cnnvdenisa_euvdnvdosvNVDCVE.orgMITRE
published 2022-03-03modified 2026-06-17
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references (10)

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