CVE-2026-73055
MEDIUMDescription
Shescape before 2.1.15 (and 3.0.0 before 3.0.2) fails to properly escape tilde (~) characters in assignment contexts on Unix systems where the shell is explicitly configured to "sh" or true and /bin/sh points to BusyBox. Using the escape and escapeAll APIs with untrusted input in an assignment prefixed to a command, an attacker can inject a tilde payload to disclose the user's home directory location and, depending on usage, alter the location on which a command operates.
How to fix
No published remediation has been found for this vulnerability's affected products yet.
Mitigation guidance may be in the linked vendor advisories in the References section below.
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CVSS v3 Vector
Exploitability
Impact
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
Exploit Intelligence
Low risk: more likely to be exploited than 11% of all known CVEs.
References
Related Vulnerabilities
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| CVE-2024-38475 | Critical | 9.1 | 100% | KEV | Fix |
| CVE-2022-36446 | Critical | 9.8 | 96% | - | Fix |
| CVE-2021-31806 | Medium | 6.5 | 96% | - | Fix |
| CVE-2022-30781 | High | 7.5 | 89% | - | Fix |
| CVE-2022-36099 | Critical | 9.9 | 76% | - | Fix |
| CVE-2022-36100 | Critical | 9.9 | 74% | - | Fix |
Common questions
How do I fix CVE-2026-73055?
No published fix for CVE-2026-73055 has been found yet. Check the linked vendor advisories for guidance as it becomes available.
Is CVE-2026-73055 being actively exploited?
Not that we know of. CVE-2026-73055 is not in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. Its EPSS score of 0.21% is the estimated probability that it will be exploited in the next 30 days. That is higher than 11% of all scored CVEs.
How severe is CVE-2026-73055?
CVE-2026-73055 has a CVSS v3 base score of 4.8, rated medium. CVSS rates the technical impact if the vulnerability is exploited, not how likely that is, so weigh it alongside the exploit-prediction score when you decide what to patch first.
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