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CVE-2016-10541

• Severity: critical (CVSS 9.8 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 2.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2018-05-31 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-78

Description

The npm module "shell-quote" 1.6.0 and earlier cannot correctly escape ">" and "<" operator used for redirection in shell. Applications that depend on shell-quote may also be vulnerable. A malicious user could perform code injection.

Affected products

• ljharb shell-quote: before 1.6.1 — fixed in 1.6.1

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: ljharb shell-quote 1.6.1. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-qg8p-v9q4-gh34
• https://nodesecurity.io/advisories/117
• https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-qg8p-v9q4-gh34
• https://nodesecurity.io/advisories/117

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