CVE-2016-10541
CRITICAL
9.8
CVSS Score
Published: May 31, 2018 at 08:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 12:39 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorShell Quote
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Severity
CRITICAL9.8
Exploit prediction
EPSS 2%
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
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
v < 1.6.1<=1.6.0
Affected range stops below 1.6.1, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet, and no fixed version or vendor advisory is recorded against it.
References (2)
ExploitThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-qg8p-v9q4-gh34CVSS
- Attack Vector
- NETWORK
- Complexity
- LOW
- Privileges
- NONE
- User Interaction
- NONE
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality
- HIGH
- Integrity
- HIGH
- Availability
- HIGH
Vector?
Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-78CWE-94
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