CVE-2026-21882

theshit's Improper Privilege Dropping Allows Local Privilege Escalation via Command Re-execution

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.

Affected

AsfhtgkDavid · theshit

CVSS v3.1 GITHUB

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, 8th percentile

Published

2026-03-02

Proof-of-concept exploits (1)

• advisories/GHSA-2j3p-gqw5-g59j

References

• CVE Record
• NVD entry