Debian dsa-6300 : node-shell-quote - security update

critical Nessus Plugin ID 316925

Synopsis

The remote Debian host is missing a security-related update.

Description

The remote Debian 13 host has a package installed that is affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the dsa-6300 advisory.

- ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Debian Security Advisory DSA-6300-1 [email protected] https://www.debian.org/security/ Moritz Muehlenhoff May 26, 2026 https://www.debian.org/security/faq
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------

Package : node-shell-quote CVE ID : CVE-2026-9277

Akshat Sinha discovered that incorrect input sanitising in node-shell-quote, a Node.js module to quote and parse shell commands, could result in shell command injection.

For the oldstable distribution (bookworm), this problem has been fixed in version 1.7.4+~1.7.1-1+deb12u1.

For the stable distribution (trixie), this problem has been fixed in version 1.7.4+~1.7.1-1+deb13u1.

We recommend that you upgrade your node-shell-quote packages.

For the detailed security status of node-shell-quote please refer to its security tracker page at:
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/node-shell-quote

Further information about Debian Security Advisories, how to apply these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be found at: https://www.debian.org/security/

Mailing list: [email protected]

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Debian security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Solution

Upgrade the node-shell-quote packages.

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 316925

File Name: debian_DSA-6300.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: Local

Agent: unix

Family: Debian Local Security Checks

Published: 5/27/2026

Updated: 5/27/2026

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Continuous Assessment, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.6

Temporal Score: 5.6

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2026-9277

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.1

Temporal Score: 7.1

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

CVSS v4

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 9.2

Threat Score: 7.2

Threat Vector: CVSS:4.0/E:U

Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:13.0, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:node-shell-quote

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/Debian/release, Host/Debian/dpkg-l

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 5/26/2026

Vulnerability Publication Date: 5/22/2026

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2026-9277

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