CVE-2026-21882 - Vulnerability Analysis

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

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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TheHackerWire

@thehackerwire

Mar 2, 2026

🟠 CVE-2026-21882 - High (8.4) theshit is a command-line utility that automatically detects and fixes common mistakes in shell commands. Prior to version 0.2.0, improper privilege dropping allows local privilege escalation via command re-execution. This issue has been patched i... 🔗 https://www.thehackerwire.com/vulnerability/CVE-2026-21882/ #CVE #vulnerability #infosec #cybersecurity #security #Tenda #patchstack

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