VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2026-21882

CVSS score8.4 HIGH
EPSS probability0.20%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2026-03-02
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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.

Weakness classification

  • security-advisories@github.com: CWE-250

Primary references