Electron vulnerable to out-of-package code execution when launched with arbitrary cwd
Impact
Apps that are launched as command line executables are impacted. E.g. if your app exposes itself in the path as myapp --help
Specifically this issue can only be exploited if the following conditions are met:
- Your app is launched with an attacker-controlled working directory
- The attacker has the ability to write files to that working directory
This makes the risk quite low, in fact normally issues of this kind are considered outside of our threat model as similar to Chromium we exclude Physically Local Attacks but given the ability for this issue to bypass certain protections like ASAR Integrity it is being treated with higher importance. Please bear this in mind when reporting similar issues in the future.
Workarounds
There are no app side workarounds, you must update to a patched version of Electron.
Fixed Versions
26.0.0-beta.1325.5.024.7.123.3.1322.3.19
For more information
If you have any questions or comments about this advisory, email us at security@electronjs.org
Software afectado
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| Plataforma | Paquete | Versiones vulnerables | Corregida en |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paquete de npm | electron | < 22.3.19, >= 23.0.0-alpha.1, < 23.3.13, >= 24.0.0-alpha.1, < 24.7.1, >= 25.0.0-alpha.1, < 25.5.0, >= 26.0.0-alpha.1, < 26.0.0-beta.13 | 22.3.19, 23.3.13, 24.7.1, 25.5.0, 26.0.0-beta.13 |
Referencias
- Vector CVSS
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:L- Debilidad (CWE)
CWE-94- Plataforma
- npm
- Paquete
electron- Publicada
- 06.09.2023
- Actualizado
- 11.10.2026 10:22
Fuentes y licencias
OSV / GitHub Advisory Database - GHSA-7x97-j373-85x5 - CC BY 4.0
Historial de vulnerabilidades: electron
Todas las vulnerabilidades publicadas de este paquete (Paquete de npm), de la más reciente a la más antigua. Muestra si es un fallo aislado o un paquete que hay que vigilar.
- Entradas en total
- 72
- Primera → última
- 10.2017 10.2026
- Sin corrección
- 0
- Explotada en ataques
- 3
Distribución por gravedad
- Crítica 3
- Alta 26
- Media 33
- Baja 10
Divulgaciones por año
- 2017: 1
- 2018: 5
- 2019: 0
- 2020: 6
- 2021: 2
- 2022: 7
- 2023: 6
- 2024: 0
- 2025: 3
- 2026: 42
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