CVE-2026-22864

Deno has an incomplete fix for command-injection prevention on Windows — case-insensitive extension bypass

State
Published
Severity
8.1 High
Published
Jan 15, 2026
Updated
Jan 16, 2026
Reserved
Jan 12, 2026

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Description

Deno is a JavaScript, TypeScript, and WebAssembly runtime. Before 2.5.6, a prior patch aimed to block spawning Windows batch/shell files by returning an error when a spawned path’s extension matched .bat or .cmd. That check performs a case-sensitive comparison against lowercase literals and therefore can be bypassed when the extension uses alternate casing (for example .BAT, .Bat, etc.). This vulnerability is fixed in 2.5.6.

Scores

CVSSScoreVectorSource
3.18.1 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HGitHub_M

Weaknesses

  • CWE-77 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in a Command ('Command Injection')

Affected Products

ProductVersions
denodenoland
  • < 2.5.6Affected

References

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