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CVE-2016-10541General(shell-quote_project / shell-quote)

LOWCVSS 9.8 · CRITICAL

Signal is active with 1 mentions in latest observed window

Immediate actions

  • Track advisory updates for patch or workaround availability

Recommended action window: Monitor and triage in normal cycle

NVD description

The npm module "shell-quote" 1.6.0 and earlier cannot correctly escape ">" and "<" operator used for redirection in shell. Applications that depend on shell-quote may also be vulnerable. A malicious user could perform code injection.

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0.0/ 10 priority

Sources & remediation

Exploit / PoC references
Vendor / third-party advisories
Weakness type (CWE)
CWE-78CWE-94

Priority

LOW

Exploitation

NONE

PoC

YES

Patch

NONE

Momentum

NONE

Are you affected?

If you run products in this scope, you should treat this CVE as relevant to your environment.

  • shell-quote

Threat summary

  • 1 mentions across 1 observed day

What's happening

  • Technical details provided in 1 signal
  • General: 1 classified signal
  • 1 total mentions across 1 day

Affected systems

Vendors
shell-quote_project
Products
shell-quote

Deep dive

Activity timeline1 mentions / 1d
00111Mentions · 2026-03-16: 1Technical Details · 2026-03-16: 103-16
Signal classification1 categories
General
1100.0%
Referenced assets1 URL
By indicator
Full discourse1 post
  • PulsePatch.io@pulsepatchio
    General

    A critical command injection flaw (CVE-2016-10541) affects the `shell-quote` library, enabling potential arbitrary command execution. Assess your dependencies for `shell-quote` usage. #infosec #nodejs #vulnerability https://www.pulsepatch.io/posts/cve-2016-10541-shell-quote-command-injection

    Post summary

    The post highlights a critical command injection vulnerability (CVE‑2016‑10541) in the shell‑quote library and urges users to check their dependencies for its presence.

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CPE platform detail1 entries

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PartVendorProductVersionTarget SWTarget HW
Appshell-quote_projectshell-quote-node.js-

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