# CVE-2026-63496: augment-vir: Shell Command Injection in \`grep()\` via Unsanitized \`searchPattern\`

Affects downstream applications that pass untrusted input to augment-vir's grep() and run the built command through spawn() with shell set to bash. Fixed in 31.73.5.

- Severity: CVSS 7.8 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Exposure: Specific setups only
- Fixed in: 31.73.5
- Published: 2026-11-09 · Updated: 2026-11-09

CVE-2026-63496 is not in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. No public exploit code is tracked. It is rated CVSS 7.8 (high) and affects augment-vir; fixed in 31.73.5.

## Summary

Affected software is the augment-vir helper library, specifically its grep() function exported by @augment-vir/node. A local attacker who can get untrusted input into grep()'s pattern or patterns field, without logging in and with a user needing to take some action, can run arbitrary OS commands as the Node.js process user through shell command substitution.

Model-written summary (anthropic/claude-haiku-5.5). Verify details against the original sources.

## Affected

- electrovir augment-vir: fixed in 31.73.5

## Description

augment-vir is a collection of helper functions. Prior to version 31.73.5, the grep() function exported by @augment-vir/node inserts caller-controlled search patterns directly into a double-quoted shell command string without sanitization (grep.ts:310). When the constructed command is passed to spawn() with shell: 'bash' (shell.ts:98-99), bash evaluates $() command substitution expressions embedded in the pattern, resulting in arbitrary OS command execution as the Node.js process user. Any downstream application that passes untrusted input to grep()'s pattern or patterns field is vulnerable to unauthenticated local (and potentially remote) code execution. This issue has been patched in version 31.73.5.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on electrovir augment-vir, upgrade to a fixed version (31.73.5) per the references below.
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## FAQ

### Is CVE-2026-63496 being exploited?

It is not in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog, and CISA's SSVC assessment does not mark exploitation as active. That does not mean it has not been attacked: vendors and researchers can report attacks before CISA lists them. No public exploit code is tracked.

Source: https://cve.now/CVE-2026-63496

### What does this mean?

grep() builds a shell command from the search pattern without sanitizing it, so $() command substitution inside the pattern can run arbitrary OS commands as the Node.js process user.

Source: https://github.com/electrovir/augment-vir/security/advisories/GHSA-xvcc-vqjv-phqh, https://github.com/electrovir/augment-vir/releases/tag/v31.73.5

### Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-63496?

augment-vir: before 31.73.5.

Source: https://cve.now/CVE-2026-63496

### Am I affected, and how do I check?

The affected package is augment-vir before 31.73.5. The issue applies only where untrusted input reaches grep()'s pattern or patterns field and the command is passed to spawn() with shell set to bash. Check the installed augment-vir version in the lockfile or with npm ls augment-vir, and check whether any code passes external input to grep().

Source: https://github.com/electrovir/augment-vir/security/advisories/GHSA-xvcc-vqjv-phqh, https://github.com/electrovir/augment-vir/releases/tag/v31.73.5

### How do I fix CVE-2026-63496?

Upgrade augment-vir to 31.73.5, which contains the fix (see the v31.73.4...v31.73.5 comparison). No workaround is listed in the checked facts.

Source: https://github.com/electrovir/augment-vir/security/advisories/GHSA-xvcc-vqjv-phqh, https://github.com/electrovir/augment-vir/releases/tag/v31.73.5

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## References

- https://github.com/electrovir/augment-vir/security/advisories/GHSA-xvcc-vqjv-phqh
- https://github.com/electrovir/augment-vir/commit/9e1a3592903a56e500959be72276ede1708c3437
- https://github.com/electrovir/augment-vir/releases/tag/v31.73.5

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