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Shell Quote

Security vulnerabilities and automated fixes for shell quote issues

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critical4 min

shell-quote 1.8.3: Line Terminator Command Injection (CVE-2026-9277)

CVE-2026-9277 is a critical command injection vulnerability in shell-quote versions before 1.9.0, where unescaped line terminators allow attackers to break out of quoted strings and execute arbitrary shell commands. The fix upgrades the dependency across multiple React Native CLI packages and related libraries through npm overrides.

#command-injection#npm#shell-quote+4 more
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anupamme
Sep 17, 2026
critical4 min

How Arbitrary Code Execution Via Command Injection happens in Node.js and how to fix it

A critical arbitrary code execution flaw in the `shell-quote` npm package (CVE-2026-9277) allowed attackers to break out of shell quoting using unescaped Unicode line terminator characters, turning ordinary command-line arguments into injected shell commands. The fix locks `shell-quote` to the patched `1.8.4` release via a `resolutions` override in `package.json`/`yarn.lock`, closing off a transitive dependency path that could otherwise pull in a vulnerable version.

#command-injection#javascript#nodejs+3 more
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anupamme
Aug 31, 2026
critical6 min

How Command Injection Happens in JavaScript/Node.js and How to Fix It

CVE-2026-9277 is a critical command injection vulnerability in shell-quote 1.8.3 that allows attackers to execute arbitrary code through unescaped line terminators. The fix upgrades to version 1.9.0, which properly escapes these characters and prevents shell command manipulation.

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anupamme
Aug 31, 2026
high7 min

How Command Injection via Unescaped Line Terminators Happens in Node.js and How to Fix It

The `shell-quote` package (versions prior to 1.9.0) contained a critical command injection vulnerability where unescaped line terminators in shell arguments could be exploited to inject arbitrary commands. This vulnerability was discovered in the docs-site dependency tree and fixed by upgrading to version 1.9.0, which properly escapes line terminators to prevent attackers from breaking out of quoted arguments and executing malicious shell commands.

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anupamme
Aug 24, 2026
critical6 min

How Command Injection via Unescaped Line Terminators Happens in Node.js and How to Fix It

A critical command injection vulnerability (CVE-2026-9277) was discovered in the shell-quote npm package version 1.8.3, where unescaped line terminators could allow attackers to execute arbitrary code. This fix upgrades shell-quote to version 1.9.0 using npm overrides to ensure all instances in the dependency tree are patched, eliminating the attack vector across the entire application.

#security#command-injection#nodejs+4 more
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anupamme
Aug 23, 2026
critical7 min

How Arbitrary Code Execution via Command Injection Happens in Node.js shell-quote and How to Fix It

A critical command injection vulnerability (CVE-2026-9277) was discovered in the popular Node.js `shell-quote` package (versions prior to 1.8.4) where unescaped line terminators allowed attackers to inject and execute arbitrary shell commands. The fix upgrades `shell-quote` from version 1.8.1 to 1.8.4, which properly escapes line terminator characters (such as `\n`, `\r`, `\u2028`, and `\u2029`) before passing strings to the shell. This dependency was present in the project's `package-lock.json`

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anupamme
Aug 5, 2026