🛡️ CVE-2026-9277 on npm (Root.io) — shell-quote

🔴 CVSS 9.5 — Critical ✅ No Known Exploit OSV
9.5
CVSS Score
0 Low4 Medium7 High9 Critical10

Description

CVE-2026-9277 in shell-quote - Patched by Root

Root has patched CVE-2026-9277 in the shell-quote package for Root:npm. Multiple fixed versions available.

Distribution advisory

This page covers CVE-2026-9277 as tracked by npm (Root.io), for the package shell-quote. The fix is available in version 1.8.3-root.io.2; earlier versions remain affected.

Affected software

ROOT-APP-NPM-CVE-2026-9277 is recorded against 2 packages.

  • @rootio/shell-quote (fixed in 1.8.3-root.io.2)
  • shell-quote (fixed in 1.8.3-aikido.2)

Timeline and source

Published on 4 August 2026 and last revised on 9 August 2026. No public exploit is currently recorded for this entry. Record sourced from OSV.

CVE-2026-9277 on other distributions

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Details

Severity CRITICAL
CVSS Score 9.5
CVSS Vector N/A
CWE N/A
Public Exploit ✅ No
Source OSV
Published 2026-08-04
Updated 2026-08-12
Modified 2026-08-09
Fix URL N/A

Affected Packages

Software From version Fixed in
@rootio/shell-quote — 1.8.3-root.io.2
shell-quote — 1.8.3-aikido.2

References

N/A

Similar Threats

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