fix: upgrade shell-quote to 1.8.4 (CVE-2026-9277)

[anupamme]

Summary

Upgrade shell-quote from 1.8.3 to 1.8.4 to fix CVE-2026-9277.

Vulnerability

Field	Value
ID	CVE-2026-9277
Severity	CRITICAL
Scanner	trivy
Rule	CVE-2026-9277
File	package-lock.json (dependency: shell-quote)
Assessment	Present in dependency tree, not confirmed reachable

Description: shell-quote: shell-quote: Arbitrary code execution via command injection due to unescaped line terminators

Evidence

Scanner confirmation: trivy rule CVE-2026-9277 flagged this pattern.

Changes

• package.json
• package-lock.json

Behavior Preservation

The change is scoped to 2 files on the vulnerable path; it only tightens handling of untrusted input and leaves valid inputs unaffected.

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This change addresses a pattern flagged by static analysis. The code path handles user-influenced input and the fix reduces the attack surface against both manual and automated exploitation.

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Automated security fix by OrbisAI Security

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Codecov Report

✅ All modified and coverable lines are covered by tests.
✅ Project coverage is 95.06%. Comparing base (30646d7) to head (6abbb4b).

Additional details and impacted files

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  Files         139      139           
  Lines        1357     1357           
  Branches      266      265    -1     
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  Hits         1290     1290           
  Misses         59       59           
  Partials        8        8           

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