Answer in brief
CVE-2023-35931 records a Low severity (CVSS 3.1) vulnerability in Shescape potential environment variable exposure on Windows with CMD. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. The current feed maps shescape (npm). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.
Analysis pending evidence review
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CVSS is 3.1. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. Treat this as a source-backed prioritization signal, not a statement about your environment.
Analysis status
Analysis pending evidence review
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The current feed maps shescape (npm). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.
| Package | Affected range | Fixed version |
|---|---|---|
| shescapenpm | >=0 <1.7.1 | 1.7.1 |
Published upstream
Jun 22, 2023
Evidence: source:osv:source_dates:source-dates:recordSource modified
Sep 10, 2026
Evidence: source:osv:source_dates:source-dates:recordFirst seen by HOL
Sep 10, 2026
### Impact This impact users of Shescape: 1. On Windows using the Windows Command Prompt (i.e. `cmd.exe`), and 2. Using `quote`/`quoteAll` or `escape`/`escapeAll` with the `interpolation` option set to `true`. An attacker may be able to get read-only access to environment variables. Example: ```javascript import * as cp from "node:child_process"; import * as shescape from "shescape"; // 1. Prerequisites const options = { shell: "cmd.exe", // Or shell: undefined, // Only if the default shell is CMD // And interpolation: true, // Only applies to `escape` and `escapeAll` usage } // 2. Attack (one of many) const payload = "%PATH%"; // 3. Usage let escapedPayload; escapedPayload = shescape.quote(payload, options); // Or escapedPayload = shescape.quoteAll([payload], options); // Or escapedPayload = shescape.escape(payload, options); // Or escapedPayload = shescape.escapeAll([payload], options); // And (example) const result = cp.execSync(`echo Hello ${escapedPayload}`, options); // 4. Impact console.log(result.toString()); // Outputs "Hello" followed by the contents of the PATH environment variable ``` ### Patches This bug has been patched in [v1.7.1](https://github.com/ericcornelissen/shescape/releases/tag/v1.7.1) which you can upgrade to now. No further changes are required. ### Workarounds Alternatively, users can remove all instances of `%` from user input, either before or after using Shescape. ### References - Shescape Pull request [#982](https://github.com/ericcornelissen/shescape/pull/982) - Shescape commit [`d0fce70`](https://github.com/ericcornelissen/shescape/commit/d0fce70f987ac0d8331f93cb45d47e79436173ac) - Shescape Release [v1.7.1](https://github.com/ericcornelissen/shescape/releases/tag/v1.7.1)
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