---
id: CVE-2022-0144
title: shelljs is vulnerable to Improper Privilege Management
summary: shelljs is vulnerable to Improper Privilege Management
severity: high
cvss: 7.1
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H'
cwe:
  - CWE-269
vendor: shelljs_project
product: shelljs
affected:
  - shelljs < 0.8.5
patched:
  - shelljs 0.8.5
published: '2022-01-11'
updated: '2026-10-08'
sourceUpdated: '2026-10-08T22:17:14.540'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-0144'
references:
  - url: >-
      https://github.com/shelljs/shelljs/commit/d919d22dd6de385edaa9d90313075a77f74b338c
    label: security@huntr.dev
  - url: 'https://huntr.dev/bounties/50996581-c08e-4eed-a90e-c0bac082679c'
    label: security@huntr.dev
  - url: >-
      https://github.com/shelljs/shelljs/commit/d919d22dd6de385edaa9d90313075a77f74b338c
    label: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
  - url: 'https://huntr.dev/bounties/50996581-c08e-4eed-a90e-c0bac082679c'
    label: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
  - url: >-
      https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2022/cve-2022-0144.json
  - url: 'https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2022-0144'
  - url: 'https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2043535'
  - url: 'https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-0144'
  - url: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-0144'
  - url: 'https://huntr.dev/bounties/50996581-c08e-4eed-a90e-c0bac082679c/'
tags:
  - nvd
  - csaf
  - vex
  - red-hat
  - cve.org
epss: 0.00427
epssPercentile: 0.36801
ingestedAt: '2026-10-08T23:16:47.328Z'
ssvc:
  exploitation: none
  automatable: 'no'
  technicalImpact: partial
  timestamp: '2026-10-08T21:15:27.849390Z'
---

## Overview

shelljs is vulnerable to Improper Privilege Management

## Affected

- `shelljs < 0.8.5`

## Remediation

Upgrade past the affected range:

- `shelljs 0.8.5`

## Vendor advisories

- **Red Hat VEX** · Moderate · affected: Red Hat Advanced Cluster Management for Kubernetes 2 · no fix planned: Red Hat Advanced Cluster Management for Kubernetes 2 · updated 2026-10-09 · [vex](https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2022/cve-2022-0144.json)