Local privilege escalation via privileged command re-execution
Published Mar 2, 2026 · Updated Mar 2, 2026
Local privilege escalation in AsfhtgkDavid theshit before 0.2.0 allows local users to execute arbitrary commands as root. The fix-command retry path re-executes the command stored in SH_PREV_CMD while retaining the process's effective root UID and GID instead of restoring the invoking user's IDs. Exploitation requires the tool to run through sudo or otherwise as root, exposing root command execution to an unprivileged local user.
Summary
What happened
Local privilege escalation in AsfhtgkDavid theshit before 0.2.0 allows local users to execute arbitrary commands as root. The fix-command retry path re-executes the command stored in SH_PREV_CMD while retaining the process's effective root UID and GID instead of restoring the invoking user's IDs. Exploitation requires the tool to run through sudo or otherwise as root, exposing root command execution to an unprivileged local user.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2026-21882
- Published
- Mar 2, 2026
- Updated
- Mar 2, 2026
- Vendor
- AsfhtgkDavid
- Product
- theshit
- Classifications
- CWE-250, CWE-273, CWE-269, T1068
- Attack vector
- local
- Privileges
- unauthenticated
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Mar 2, 2026CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Mar 2, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
Exploitability
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- Affected versionversion=< 0.2.0
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Public exploit references
- Vendor proof of concept for privileged command re-executionproof of concept · demonstrated
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