AsfhtgkDavid theshit up to 0.1.x dropped privileges

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in AsfhtgkDavid theshit up to 0.1.x. This affects an unknown function. Such manipulation leads to dropped privileges. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2026-21882. The attack must be carried out locally. There is no available exploit. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in AsfhtgkDavid theshit up to 0.1.x. It has been rated as critical. Affected by this issue is an unknown function. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a dropped privileges vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-273. The product attempts to drop privileges but does not check or incorrectly checks to see if the drop succeeded. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

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.

The advisory is shared for download at github.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2026-21882 since 01/05/2026. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack needs to be approached locally. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1068.

Upgrading to version 0.2.0 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at EUVD (EUVD-2026-9256). VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.8
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.7

VulDB Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Temp Score: 5.1
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Dropped privileges
CWE: CWE-273 / CWE-266
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

Availability: 🔒
Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: theshit 0.2.0

Timelineinfo

01/05/2026 CVE reserved
03/02/2026 +56 days Advisory disclosed
03/02/2026 +0 days VulDB entry created
03/03/2026 +1 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Product: github.com

Advisory: github.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2026-21882 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-21882
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-348488
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Entryinfo

Created: 03/02/2026 20:39
Updated: 03/03/2026 04:29
Changes: 03/02/2026 20:39 (63), 03/03/2026 04:29 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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