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Vulnerability record · CVE-2026-21882 · published 2 March 2026

CVE-2026-21882: Execution with unnecessary privileges vulnerability

theshit is a command-line utility that automatically detects and fixes common mistakes in shell commands. Prior to version 0.2.0, improper privilege dropping allows local privilege escalation via command re-execution. This issue has been patched in version 0.2.0.

8.4 CVSS 3.1 High EPSS 0.18% · top 93.5% CWE-250 · Execution with unnecessary privilegesCWE-269 · Improper privilege management Deferred
8.4CVSS 3.1 base score
0.18%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
0Affected product versions listed by NVD
2References
17 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

theshit is a command-line utility that automatically detects and fixes common mistakes in shell commands. Prior to version 0.2.0, improper privilege dropping allows local privilege escalation via command re-execution. This issue has been patched in version 0.2.0.

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References

LinkTags
https://github.com/AsfhtgkDavid/theshit/commit/5293957b119e55212dce2c6dcbaf1d7eb794602a
https://github.com/AsfhtgkDavid/theshit/security/advisories/GHSA-2j3p-gqw5-g59j

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2026-21882), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-26). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.