# CVE-2026-47144: Shamefile has an arbitrary file read via shamefile.yaml in shame next

- Also known as: GHSA-X6P3-76F2-XXVH, PYSEC-2026-3065
- Severity: CVSS 5.5 (Medium), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 0.1.7
- Published: 2026-07-20 · Updated: 2026-07-22

## Affected

- BKDDFS shamefile: fixed in 0.1.7
- shamefile (PyPI): fixed in 0.1.7
- shamefile (npm): fixed in 0.1.7
- shamefile (crates.io): fixed in 0.1.7

## Description

Shamefile is a linter for undocumented linter warnings. Prior to version 0.1.7, a path traversal vulnerability in `shame next` allows an attacker-controlled `shamefile.yaml` to disclose contents of files outside the repository, one line at a time, to the terminal of a user who runs the command. See patch commit for technical details. The issue is fixed in 0.1.7. Upgrade to either 0.1.7 or later versions to incorporate the patch. As a workaround, do not run `shame next` against untrusted `shamefile.yaml`. Use `shame me --dry-run` for CI validation.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on BKDDFS shamefile, shamefile, upgrade to a fixed version (0.1.7) per the references below.
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## References

- https://github.com/BKDDFS/shamefile/security/advisories/GHSA-x6p3-76f2-xxvh
- https://github.com/BKDDFS/shamefile/pull/80
- https://github.com/BKDDFS/shamefile/commit/77b0aeea318503582818c708518c601fedc43557
- https://github.com/BKDDFS/shamefile/releases/tag/v0.1.7
- https://github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/shamefile/PYSEC-2026-3065.yaml

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