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CVE-2026-21882 - Vulnerability Analysis

HighCVSS: 8.4

Last Updated: March 2, 2026

theshit - Privilege Escalation

Published: March 2, 2026Updated: March 2, 2026

Overview

theshit < 0.2.0 contains a local privilege escalation caused by improper privilege dropping during command re-execution, letting local attackers escalate privileges, exploit requires local access.

Severity & Score

Severity: High

CVSS Score: 8.4

Impact

Local attackers can escalate privileges, potentially gaining unauthorized administrative access.

Mitigation

Update to version 0.2.0 or later.

References

https://github.com/AsfhtgkDavid/theshit/commit/5293957b119e55212dce2c6dcbaf1d7eb794602a
https://github.com/AsfhtgkDavid/theshit/security/advisories/GHSA-2j3p-gqw5-g59j

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Details

CVE ID: CVE-2026-21882
Severity: High
CVSS Score: 8.4
Type: broken_access_control
Status: unconfirmed

CWE

CWE-250

CVSS Metrics

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