CVEvulnerability
CVE-2018-1000006
8.8 HIGH
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- Status
- Modified
- Published
- 2018-01-24
- Last modified
- 2026-06-17
- Assigner
- [email protected]
- CVSS 3.0 ([email protected])
- 8.8 HIGH — CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- CVSS 2.0 ([email protected])
- 9.3 HIGH — AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
- Weaknesses
- CWE-78
Description
GitHub Electron versions 1.8.2-beta.3 and earlier, 1.7.10 and earlier, 1.6.15 and earlier has a vulnerability in the protocol handler, specifically Electron apps running on Windows 10, 7 or 2008 that register custom protocol handlers can be tricked in arbitrary command execution if the user clicks on a specially crafted URL. This has been fixed in versions 1.8.2-beta.4, 1.7.11, and 1.6.16.
Affected configurations
• atom electron 1.8.2
• atom electron (<= 1.7.10)
• atom electron (<= 1.6.15)
Related
Weakness · CWE (1)
- CWE-78 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command weakness
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102796 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://electronjs.org/blog/protocol-handler-fix Mitigation, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/electron/electron/releases/tag/v1.8.2-beta.4 Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://medium.com/%40Wflki/exploiting-electron-rce-in-exodus-wallet-d9e6db13c374 medium.com
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43899/ Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44357/ www.exploit-db.com
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102796 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://electronjs.org/blog/protocol-handler-fix Mitigation, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/electron/electron/releases/tag/v1.8.2-beta.4 Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://medium.com/%40Wflki/exploiting-electron-rce-in-exodus-wallet-d9e6db13c374 medium.com
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43899/ Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44357/ www.exploit-db.com