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CVE-2022-25918

Vendorshescape projectProductshescapeDiscoveredOct 27, 2022UpdatedMay 5, 2025

The package shescape from 1.5.10 and before 1.6.1 are vulnerable to Regular Expression Denial of Service (ReDoS) via the escape function in index.js, due to the usage of insecure regex in the escapeArgBash function.

CVSS v3.1
5.3 MEDIUM
EPSS
1.36%
probability of exploitation in 30 days
CISA KEV
Not listed
no confirmed exploitation reported
News coverage
0
sources referencing this CVE
Related IOCs
0
seen in the same coverage
EPSS Trend
Aug 16, 2026 → Oct 3, 2026
▲ 0.07pp
1.28% → 1.36% over 3 tracked changes
CVSS v3.1 Detail
Attack VectorNETWORK
Attack ComplexityLOW
Privileges RequiredNONE
User InteractionNONE
ScopeUNCHANGED
ConfidentialityNONE
IntegrityNONE
AvailabilityLOW
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
Connections
2 relationships
Timeline
disclosure → media coverage
Oct 27, 2022
Disclosure — published as a CVE record. · last revised by NVD May 5, 2025