{"vulnerability": "CVE-2026-73055", "sightings": [{"uuid": "f1335c01-eeb5-4e2c-8826-3a074004c9e5", "vulnerability_lookup_origin": "1a89b78e-f703-45f3-bb86-59eb712668bd", "author": "9f56dd64-161d-43a6-b9c3-555944290a09", "vulnerability": "CVE-2026-73055", "type": "seen", "source": "https://bsky.app/profile/stackflag.bsky.social/post/3mt77z2t6wa2m", "content": "CVE-2026-73055\nShescape, a tool used on Unix systems, fails to properly protect user data. This means an attacker could potentially find out a user's home directory location. To fix this, update to version 2.1.15 or later.\n\nToo many irrelevant or confusing CVEs? Use stackflag.com\n\n#CVE #infosec", "creation_timestamp": "2026-08-16T12:50:17.716534Z"}, {"uuid": "b01e8723-23bc-4f65-8ed7-cdded432a360", "vulnerability_lookup_origin": "1a89b78e-f703-45f3-bb86-59eb712668bd", "author": "9f56dd64-161d-43a6-b9c3-555944290a09", "vulnerability": "CVE-2026-73055", "type": "seen", "source": "https://bsky.app/profile/stackflag.bsky.social/post/3mt5sqnsrdp2p", "content": "CVE-2026-73055 - shescape\nThe Shescape tool on Unix systems with BusyBox may reveal your home directory location to an attacker. This is a concern if you use Shescape with untrusted input. To fix\u2026\n\nToo many irrelevant or confusing CVEs? Use stackflag.com\n\n#shescape #ericcornelissen #CVE #infosec", "creation_timestamp": "2026-08-15T23:20:04.009162Z"}, {"uuid": "55953aff-74ab-4c8a-81e2-f8618c89638a", "vulnerability_lookup_origin": "1a89b78e-f703-45f3-bb86-59eb712668bd", "author": "9f56dd64-161d-43a6-b9c3-555944290a09", "vulnerability": "cve-2026-73055", "type": "seen", "source": "https://infosec.exchange/users/offseq/statuses/117102243668854766", "content": "CVE-2026-73055: CRITICAL vuln in ericcornelissen shescape (<2.1.15, 3.0.0<3.0.2). Improper tilde (~) escaping lets attackers leak home dir & alter cmd targets on BusyBox /bin/sh. Avoid untrusted input in escape APIs. Patch pending. https://radar.offseq.com/threat/cve-2026-73055-improper-encoding-or-escaping-of-output-in-ericcornelissen-shescape-3ef90f5f16672f7b #OffSeq #CVE202673055 #infosec", "creation_timestamp": "2026-08-16T00:00:39.624679Z"}, {"uuid": "e5b5445b-a19d-48ca-a616-cdbe62d578c0", "vulnerability_lookup_origin": "1a89b78e-f703-45f3-bb86-59eb712668bd", "author": "9f56dd64-161d-43a6-b9c3-555944290a09", "vulnerability": "cve-2026-73055", "type": "seen", "source": "https://bsky.app/profile/offseq.bsky.social/post/3mt5uz67kqo2w", "content": "CRITICAL: ericcornelissen shescape before 2.1.15 & 3.0.2 lets attackers leak home dir & change cmd ops via tilde (~) injection. Avoid using escape APIs with untrusted input until patched. https://radar.offseq.com/threat/cve-2026-73055-improper-encoding-or-escaping-of-output-in-ericcornelissen-she...", "creation_timestamp": "2026-08-16T00:00:37.593279Z"}, {"uuid": "ed735cab-214b-4994-8e37-91ff822767ad", "vulnerability_lookup_origin": "1a89b78e-f703-45f3-bb86-59eb712668bd", "author": "9f56dd64-161d-43a6-b9c3-555944290a09", "vulnerability": "CVE-2026-73055", "type": "seen", "source": "https://bsky.app/profile/termsofsurrender.bsky.social/post/3mt5yrlc6572z", "content": "Tiny BusyBox Leak, Massive Bureaucratic Coma, Everyone Pretends It Is Fine\nPANIC 18% | Lag 0.0h | CVE-2026-73055 affects Shescape on Unix systems using BusyBox and may expose a user's home directory\n#AfterShockIndex\nREAD MORE", "creation_timestamp": "2026-08-16T01:07:57.676535Z"}]}