Vulnerability in node-shell-quote (UBUNTU-CVE-2021-42740)

Summary

vulnerability in node-shell-quote (UBUNTU-CVE-2021-42740). Successful exploitation can lead to full system takeover.

AI summary snake-internal / snake-material-v2

A vulnerability tracked as **UBUNTU-CVE-2021-42740** has been found in node-shell-quote. Successful exploitation can lead to full system takeover. CVSS score: ?/10. What to do: apply the vendor's official patched release. If unsure, ask your IT team or search "node-shell-quote UBUNTU-CVE-2021-42740" on the vendor's site.

UBUNTU-CVE-2021-42740 (node-shell-quote) — Attack vector: remote (network-reachable) / unauthenticated / no user interaction Plan: 1) Audit SBOM/dependencies, 2) Stage→prod upgrade, 3) Add WAF/proxy monitoring on affected endpoints, 4) Hunt IOCs in logs. Refs: see the GHSA / vendor advisory / patched release linked on this page.

❓ What is the problem

**A vulnerability** (unclassified) exists in node-shell-quote.

📍 Affected scope

node-shell-quote — .

🔥 Severity

Severity: ?. Successful exploitation can lead to full system takeover

🔧 How to fix

Update to the patched release per vendor advisory.

🛡️ Workaround

Until the patch is applied: disable the affected feature, apply WAF rules, or restrict access via network ACLs.

🔍 Detection

Search webserver/proxy logs for unusual request patterns matching this CVE's known IOCs. Run `grep -r 'node-shell-quote' .` against your dependency files (package-lock.json, requirements.txt, go.sum) to find affected services.

Response Actions (7 steps)

Concrete steps and command examples for SOC/SRE teams to execute in order

1
Identify exposure identify
```
grep -r 'node-shell-quote' . | grep -v node_modules
```
リポジトリと本番環境の依存ファイル (package-lock.json / requirements.txt / go.sum / Gemfile.lock 等) で `node-shell-quote` を grep し、稼働しているサービス・バージョンを把握する。
7
Post-deployment verification verify
```
Confirm patched version is live in production
```
パッチ適用後、ステージングで PoC または同等の悪用パターンを再現して脆弱性が閉じたことを確認。本番では Step 3 と同じログクエリでアラート再発が無いか継続監視。

Affected packages

Ubuntu:Pro:18.04:LTS node-shell-quote

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