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CVE-2017-16151

N/A
Published: June 7, 2018 at 02:00 AM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 01:08 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorElectron

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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 3%

Description

Based on details posted by the ElectronJS team; A remote code execution vulnerability has been discovered in Google Chromium that affects all recent versions of Electron. Any Electron app that accesses remote content is vulnerable to this exploit, regardless of whether the [sandbox option](https://electron.atom.io/docs/api/sandbox-option) is enabled.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

Electron· Electronjsnpm
95%
v < 1.6.14v < 1.7.8
Affected range stops below 1.6.14, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 1.7.8, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet, and no fixed version or vendor advisory is recorded against it.

References (2)

x_refsource_MISCBroken Link
Source: [email protected]
https://electron.atom.io/blog/2017/09/27/chromium-rce-vulnerability-fix
x_refsource_MISCThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://nodesecurity.io/advisories/539

CVSS

7.5HIGH[email protected]
Confidentiality
PARTIAL
Integrity
PARTIAL
Availability
PARTIAL
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-94

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