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SCA: security update for shescape (GHSA-66pp-5p9w-q87j)
medium Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security Plugin ID 421238
Description
There are packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability referenced in the following CVE:- Shescape is a simple shell escape library for JavaScript. Versions 1.7.2 through 2.1.1 are vulnerable to
potential environment variable exposure on Windows with CMD. This impact users of Shescape on Windows that
explicitly configure `shell: 'cmd.exe'` or `shell: true` using any of
`quote`/`quoteAll`/`escape`/`escapeAll`. An attacker may be able to get read-only access to environment
variables. This bug has been patched in v2.1.2. For those who are already using v2 of Shescape, no further
changes are required. Those who are are using v1 of Shescape should follow the migration guide to upgrade
to v2. There is no plan to release a patch compatible with v1 of Shescape. As a workaround, users can
remove all instances of `%` from user input before using Shescape. (CVE-2025-30222)
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Plugin Details
Severity: Medium
ID: 421238
Version: Revision 1.11
Type: Local
Family: SCA Checks
Published: 3/26/2025
Updated: 7/2/2026
Supported Sensors: Tenable Cloud Security, Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 4.3
Percentile: 53.2
Vendor
Vendor Severity: Low
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 6.8
Temporal Score: 5
Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:C/A:C
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2025-30222
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: Critical
Base Score: 9.1
Temporal Score: 7.9
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C
CVSS v4
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 5.9
Threat Score: 2
Threat Vector: CVSS:4.0/E:U
Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
Vulnerability Information
Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 3/26/2025
Vulnerability Publication Date: 3/25/2025
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2025-30222
cwe: CWE-200