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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-8410-1
June 09, 2026
node-shell-quote vulnerability
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:
- Ubuntu 26.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 25.10
- Ubuntu 24.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 22.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
Summary:
shell-quote could be made to crash or run programs as your login if it
received specially crafted input.
Software Description:
- node-shell-quote: Parse and quote shell commands
Details:
Akshat Sinha discovered that shell-quote improperly validated object-token
inputs. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause shell-quote to
crash, resulting in a denial of service, or execute arbitrary code.
Update instructions:
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:
Ubuntu 26.04 LTS
node-shell-quote 1.8.3+~1.7.5-1ubuntu0.1~esm1
Available with Ubuntu Pro
Ubuntu 25.10
node-shell-quote 1.7.4+~1.7.1-1ubuntu0.25.10.1
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS
node-shell-quote 1.7.4+~1.7.1-1ubuntu0.24.04.1
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS
node-shell-quote 1.7.3+~1.7.1-1ubuntu0.1~esm1
Available with Ubuntu Pro
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
node-shell-quote 1.6.1+20160617-git72fb5a8ce29b-1ubuntu0.1~esm1
Available with Ubuntu Pro
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.
References:
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-8410-1
CVE-2026-9277
Package Information:
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/node-shell-quote/1.7.4+~1.7.1-1ubuntu0.25.10.1
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/node-shell-quote/1.7.4+~1.7.1-1ubuntu0.24.04.1
A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives: - Ubuntu 26.04 LTS - Ubuntu 25.10 - Ubuntu 24.04 LTS - Ubuntu 22.04 LTS - Ubuntu 18.04 LTS Summary: shell-quote could be made to crash or run programs as your login if it received specially crafted input. Software Description: - node-shell-quote: Parse and quote shell commands Details: Akshat Sinha discovered that shell-quote improperly validated object-token inputs. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause shell-quote to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or execute arbitrary code.
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 26.04 LTS node-shell-quote 1.8.3+~1.7.5-1ubuntu0.1~esm1 Available with Ubuntu Pro Ubuntu 25.10 node-shell-quote 1.7.4+~1.7.1-1ubuntu0.25.10.1 Ubuntu 24.04 LTS node-shell-quote 1.7.4+~1.7.1-1ubuntu0.24.04.1 Ubuntu 22.04 LTS node-shell-quote 1.7.3+~1.7.1-1ubuntu0.1~esm1 Available with Ubuntu Pro Ubuntu 18.04 LTS node-shell-quote 1.6.1+20160617-git72fb5a8ce29b-1ubuntu0.1~esm1 Available with Ubuntu Pro In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-8410-1
CVE-2026-9277
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/node-shell-quote/1.7.4+~1.7.1-1ubuntu0.25.10.1 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/node-shell-quote/1.7.4+~1.7.1-1ubuntu0.24.04.1
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