CVE-2026-21882

HIGH 8.4EPSS 0.2%

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.

CVSS v3.1: 8.4 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS v3.1: 8.4 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS: 0.18% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, 7th percentile
Published: 2026-03-02

Proof-of-concept exploits (1)

advisories/GHSA-2j3p-gqw5-g59j

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