What is CVE-2026-21882?

CVE-2026-21882 is a high-severity vulnerability in Asfhtgkdavid Theshit, classified under Improper Check for Dropped Privileges. CVSS score: 8.4/10. Published 2026-03-02.

How severe is CVE-2026-21882?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.4 out of 10.

Privilege escalation in Asfhtgkdavid Theshit

CVE-2026-21882

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 p…

EPSS: 0.000 (5.6th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.4 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Asfhtgkdavid Theshit — versions < 0.2.0

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

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

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-21882?: CVE-2026-21882 is a high-severity vulnerability in Asfhtgkdavid Theshit, classified under Improper Check for Dropped Privileges. CVSS score: 8.4/10. Published 2026-03-02.
How severe is CVE-2026-21882?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.4 out of 10.