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CVE-2026-21882Disclosure

LOWCVSS 8.4 · HIGH

Signal is active with 1 mentions in latest observed window

Immediate actions

  • Patch affected systems immediately

Recommended action window: Monitor and triage in normal cycle

NVD description

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 in version 0.2.0.

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0.5/ 10 priority

Sources & remediation

Other references
Weakness type (CWE)
CWE-250CWE-269CWE-273

Priority

LOW

Exploitation

NONE

PoC

NONE

Patch

AVAILABLE

Momentum

STABLE

Threat summary

  • Patch or workaround signal is available
  • 5 mentions across 3 observed days
  • Momentum state: stable

What's happening

  • Patch or workaround mentioned in 1 signal
  • Technical details provided in 5 signals
  • Disclosure: 3 classified signals
  • General: 1 classified signal
  • Peaked 2d ago at 2 mentions (2026-03-02); latest day: 1
  • 5 total mentions across 3 days

Deep dive

Activity timeline5 mentions / 3d
01122Mentions · 2026-03-02: 2Mentions · 2026-03-03: 2Mentions · 2026-04-20: 1Patch / Workaround · 2026-03-03: 1Technical Details · 2026-03-02: 2Technical Details · 2026-03-03: 2Technical Details · 2026-04-20: 103-0203-0304-20
Signal classification3 categories
Disclosure
360.0%
Patch
120.0%
General
120.0%
Referenced assets6 URLs
Classification over time
DateTotalLabels
2026-03-022
Disclosure2
2026-03-032
Disclosure1Patch1
2026-04-201
General1
Full discourse5 posts
  • PulsePatch.io@pulsepatchio
    Patch

    A local privilege escalation vulnerability (CVE-2026-21882) affects `asfhtgkdavid/theshit` due to improper privilege dropping. Update to fix. #InfoSec #PrivilegeEscalation #Vulnerability https://www.pulsepatch.io/posts/cve-2026-21882-asfhtgkdavid-theshit-privilege-escalation

    Post summary

    The post announces a local privilege escalation vulnerability (CVE-2026-21882) in asfhtgkdavid/theshit, highlights improper privilege dropping, and urges users to apply the available update to fix the issue.

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    1 followersView on X
  • Security Arsenal, LLC@SecurityAr58409
    General

    🔒 #CyberSecurity CVE-2026-21881 & CVE-2026-21882: Critical Excel RCE and Defender LPE — Detectio… "Defend against a critical 17-year-old Excel code execution flaw and an unpatched Microsoft…" 🔗 https://securityarsenal.com/blog/cve-2026-21881-and-cve-2026-21882-critical-excel-rce-and-defender-lpe-detection-and-remediation #CyberSecurity #ThreatIntel #cve #zeroday #patchtuesday

    Post summary

    The tweet announces two CVEs, providing only high-level vulnerability type details without specific exploit, PoC, patch, or active exploitation claims.

    0000050
    11 followersView on X
  • Vulmon Vulnerability Feed@VulmonFeeds
    Disclosure

    CVE-2026-21882 Local Privilege Escalation in theshit CLI Utility Prior to Versio... https://vulmon.com/vulnerabilitydetails?qid=CVE-2026-21882 Customizable Vulnerability Alerts: https://alerts.vulmon.com/?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=2102281&utm_content=4

    Post summary

    The text announces CVE-2026-21882, noting a local privilege escalation flaw in the theshit CLI utility before a certain version, with a link to a vulnerability details page.

    0000054
    4.0K followersView on X
  • CyberDudeBivash® | Global Cybersecurity Company@cyberbivash
    Disclosure

    🚨 CYBERDUDEBIVASH SENTINEL APEX ALERT 🚨 Threat: CVE-2026-21882 - theshit's Improper Privilege Dropping Allows Local Privilege Escalation via Command Re-execution Intel Report: https://ift.tt/xwenDFP

    Post summary

    A new CVE-2026-21882 is disclosed, describing an improper privilege dropping flaw that allows local privilege escalation via command re‑execution, with an Intel report linked for further details.

    0000032
    342 followersView on X
  • The Hacker Wire@TheHackerWire
    Disclosure

    🟠 CVE-2026-21882 - High 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... https://www.thehackerwire.com/vulnerability/CVE-2026-21882/ https://t.co/N0QZtd88te

    Post summary

    The post announces CVE-2026-21882, a local privilege escalation vulnerability in theshit caused by improper privilege dropping before version 0.2.0.

    0000043
    122 followersView on X

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