CVE-2022-25918

Name: CVE-2022-25918
Creator: NVD / NIST
Published: 2022-10-27T10:15:10.637+00:00
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

HIGHCVSS 7.5/10EPSS 1.25%

Last modified Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2022-25918 is a high-severity vulnerability rated 7.5/10 on the CVSS scale. 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.. EPSS estimates a 1.25% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Description

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.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1

7.5/10

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

EPSS Probability

1.25%

65.5th percentile

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days. Learn more

Weakness Enumeration

Affected Software

Vendor	Product	Versions
Shescape Project	Shescape	1.5.10
Shescape Project	Shescape	1.6.0

References

https://github.com/ericcornelissen/shescape/blob/main/src/unix.js%23L52Broken Link
https://github.com/ericcornelissen/shescape/commit/552e8eab56861720b1d4e5474fb65741643358f9Patch, Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/ericcornelissen/shescape/releases/tag/v1.6.1Release Notes, Third Party Advisory
https://security.snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JS-SHESCAPE-3061108Exploit, Patch, Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/ericcornelissen/shescape/blob/main/src/unix.js%23L52Broken Link
https://github.com/ericcornelissen/shescape/commit/552e8eab56861720b1d4e5474fb65741643358f9Patch, Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/ericcornelissen/shescape/releases/tag/v1.6.1Release Notes, Third Party Advisory
https://security.snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JS-SHESCAPE-3061108Exploit, Patch, Third Party Advisory

Timeline

Published: Oct 27, 2022
Last Modified: Jun 17, 2026
Status: Modified

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2022-25918?

How severe is CVE-2022-25918?

CVE-2022-25918 has a CVSS score of 7.5/10 (HIGH severity). The EPSS model estimates a 1.25% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2022-25918?

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Source: NVD / NIST