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CVE-2022-0144: Improper Privilege Management in shelljs/shelljs

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.1 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2022-01-11 · updated 2026-10-08
• Weakness: CWE-269

Description

shelljs is vulnerable to Improper Privilege Management

Affected products

• shelljs/shelljs: before 0.8.5 — fixed in 0.8.5
• Npm Shelljs: before 0.8.5 — fixed in 0.8.5

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: shelljs/shelljs 0.8.5; Npm Shelljs 0.8.5. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://github.com/shelljs/shelljs/commit/d919d22dd6de385edaa9d90313075a77f74b338c
• https://huntr.dev/bounties/50996581-c08e-4eed-a90e-c0bac082679c
• https://github.com/shelljs/shelljs/commit/d919d22dd6de385edaa9d90313075a77f74b338c
• https://huntr.dev/bounties/50996581-c08e-4eed-a90e-c0bac082679c

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