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GHSA-pqg4-j6r4-53mv shell-quote: `quote()` command injection via a line terminator in a token after a `{ comment }` token

CRITICAL Published 2026-10-06 Modified 2026-10-06 Official page ↗
Aliases
CVE-2026-102422
Ecosystem
npm
Packages
shell-quote
Severity
Critical
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weaknesses
CWE-78
Reviewed
2026-10-06

Affected packages

• npm shell-quote: >= 1.8.4, < 1.11.0 → fixed in 1.11.0

Description

Impact `quote()` emits a `{ comment }` token as `#` followed by its text, which comments out the rest of the shell line, including the opening quote of any later string token. A line terminator in that later string ends the comment, and the rest of the string is parsed as shell input: ```js quote(['echo', 'ok', { comment: 'x' }, 'a\nid;#']); // echo ok #x 'a // id;#' ``` Passed to `sh`, `bash`, `dash`, `ksh`, or `zsh`, this runs `id`. `parse()` emits a comment token for a `#` in the middle of a word (for example `http://example.com/#frag`), so callers that combine `parse()` output with another untrusted string, such as `quote(parse(untrustedCommand).concat(untrustedArg))`, are affected. The fix for CVE-2026-9277 rejected line terminators in the comment's own text, but not in the tokens after it. Exploitation requires an attacker-controlled string containing a line terminator that follows a `{ comment }` token in the same `quote()` call. Patches Fixed in v1.11.0: `quote()` throws a `TypeError` when a string after a `{ comment }` token contains a line terminator (`\n`, `\r`, U+2028, or U+2029). Workarounds Drop every token after a `{ comment }` token before calling `quote()`, or reject line terminators in untrusted strings. Separately, do not append other shell text after `quote()` output that contains a comment, since the comment swallows it.

Related

Alias · CVE (1)

  • CVE-2026-102422 shell-quote's `quote()` function emits a `{ comment }` token as `#` followed by its text, which comments out the rest of the shell line,… vulnerability

Weakness · CWE (1)

  • CWE-78 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command weakness

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