Description
shell-quote's `quote()` function did not validate object-token inputs against the operator model used by `parse()`. The `.op` field was backslash-escaped character by character using `/(.)/g`, which in JavaScript does not match line terminators (\n, \r, U+2028, U+2029). A line terminator in `.op` therefore passed through unescaped into the output; POSIX shells treat a literal newline as a command separator, so any content after it would execute as a second command. The vulnerable code path is reachable in two ways: (1) direct construction of `{ op: '...\n...' }` from external input, and (2) via `parse(cmd, envFn)` when `envFn` returns object tokens whose `.op` is attacker-influenced. Both are documented API surface. Fixed by replacing the per-character escape with strict shape validation: `.op` must match the parser's control-operator allowlist; `{ op: 'glob', pattern }` validates `pattern` and forbids line terminators; `{ comment }` validates `comment` and forbids line terminators; any other object shape throws `TypeError`.
Metrics
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HWeakness enumeration
Affected software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| — | shell-quote | >= 1.1.0, < 1.8.4 |
| Red Hat | Cryostat 4 on RHEL 9 | — |
| Red Hat | Cluster Observability Operator 1.5.0 | — |
| Red Hat | Cluster Observability Operator 1.5.0 | — |
| Red Hat | Cluster Observability Operator 1.5.0 | — |
| Red Hat | Cluster Observability Operator 1.5.0 | — |
| Red Hat | Cluster Observability Operator 1.5.0 | — |
| Red Hat | Cluster Observability Operator 1.5.0 | — |
| Red Hat | Cluster Observability Operator 1.5.0 | — |
| Red Hat | Cluster Observability Operator 1.5.0 | — |
| Red Hat | Cluster Observability Operator 1.5.0 | — |
| Red Hat | Cluster Observability Operator 1.5.0 | — |
| Red Hat | Cluster Observability Operator 1.5.0 | — |
| Red Hat | Cluster Observability Operator 1.5.0 | — |
| Red Hat | Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.1 | — |
| Red Hat | Red Hat Developer Hub 1.10 | — |
| Red Hat | Red Hat Developer Hub 1.9 | — |
| Red Hat | Red Hat Discovery 2 | — |
| Red Hat | Red Hat Migration Toolkit 1.8 | — |
| Red Hat | Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.14 | — |
| Red Hat | Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.15 | — |
| Red Hat | Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.16 | — |
| Red Hat | Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.17 | — |
| Red Hat | Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.18 | — |
| Red Hat | Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.19 | — |
| Red Hat | Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.20 | — |
| Red Hat | Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.20 | — |
| Red Hat | Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.21 | — |
| Red Hat | Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.21 | — |
| Red Hat | Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.22 | — |
| Red Hat | Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.22 | — |
| Red Hat | Red Hat OpenShift Dev Spaces 3.30 | — |
| Red Hat | Red Hat OpenShift Service Mesh 2.6 | — |
| Red Hat | Red Hat OpenShift Service Mesh 2.6 | — |
| Red Hat | Red Hat OpenShift Service Mesh 3.0 | — |
| Red Hat | Red Hat OpenShift Service Mesh 3.0 | — |
| Red Hat | Red Hat OpenShift Service Mesh 3.1 | — |
| Red Hat | Red Hat OpenShift Service Mesh 3.1 | — |
| Red Hat | Red Hat OpenShift Service Mesh 3.2 | — |
| Red Hat | Red Hat OpenShift Service Mesh 3.2 | — |
| Red Hat | Red Hat OpenShift Service Mesh 3.3 | — |
| Red Hat | Red Hat OpenShift Service Mesh 3.3 | — |
| Red Hat | Red Hat Quay 3.10 | — |
| Red Hat | Red Hat Quay 3.12 | — |
| Red Hat | Red Hat Quay 3.15 | — |
| Red Hat | Red Hat Quay 3.16 | — |
| Red Hat | Red Hat Quay 3.9 | — |
| Red Hat | Red Hat Satellite 6.18 | — |
| Red Hat | Cryostat 4 | — |
| Red Hat | Gatekeeper 3 | — |
References
- https://github.com/ljharb/shell-quote
- https://github.com/ljharb/shell-quote/commit/1518179
- https://github.com/ljharb/shell-quote/security/advisories/GHSA-w7jw-789q-3m8p
- https://www.npmjs.com/package/shell-quote
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/05/23/2
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:26072
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:26077
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:26079
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:26080
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:26090
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:26225
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:28010
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:28571
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:29197
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:29795
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:29834
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:30076
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:33574
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:33683
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:34342
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:34791
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:36754
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:40765
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:41066
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:41928
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:42796
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:44237
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:44263
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:44267
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:48699
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:50850
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:56854
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:56912
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:60023
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:62260
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:62410
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-9277
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2480741
- https://github.com/ljharb/shell-quote/security/advisories/GHSA-w7jw-789q-3m8p
- https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2026/cve-2026-9277.json
Timeline
- Published
- May 22, 2026
- Last modified
- Sep 14, 2026
- NVD status
- Deferred