CVE-2026-13311

NameCVE-2026-13311
Descriptionshell-quote prior to 1.8.5 finalizes parsed tokens in parse() using Array.prototype.concat as a reduce accumulator, which reallocates and copies the entire growing array on every iteration. As a result parse() runs in O(n^2) time relative to the number of input tokens. An attacker who can supply an attacker-controlled string to any code path that calls parse() (no shell metacharacters are required; plain space-separated words suffice) can block the single-threaded Node.js event loop for an extended period with a small input, resulting in a denial of service. There is no code execution or data disclosure; impact is to availability only. Fixed in 1.8.5.
SourceCVE (at NVD; CERT, ENISA, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Debian ELTS, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more)

Vulnerable and fixed packages

The table below lists information on source packages.

Source PackageReleaseVersionStatus
node-shell-quote (PTS)bookworm, trixie1.7.4+~1.7.1-1vulnerable
bookworm (security)1.7.4+~1.7.1-1+deb12u1vulnerable
trixie (security)1.7.4+~1.7.1-1+deb13u1vulnerable
forky, sid1.8.4+~1.7.5-1vulnerable

The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.

PackageTypeReleaseFixed VersionUrgencyOriginDebian Bugs
node-shell-quotesource(unstable)(unfixed)

Notes

https://github.com/ljharb/shell-quote/security/advisories/GHSA-395f-4hp3-45gv

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