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CVE-2018-1000006

N/A
Published: January 24, 2018 at 11:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 01:32 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorElectron· also runs on 3 platforms

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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 84%

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

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

Electron· Atom
95%
v ≤ 1.6.15v ≤ 1.7.101.8.2 beta11.8.2 beta21.8.2 beta3
microsoft-windows-10 (environment) · microsoft-windows-7 (environment) · microsoft-windows-server-2008 (environment)

Runs on — not affected

The affected product only carries this flaw when running on these platforms. The platforms themselves are not vulnerable.

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

Patch and advisory references

References (6)

VDB Entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102796
x_refsource_CONFIRMMitigationThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://electronjs.org/blog/protocol-handler-fix
x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://github.com/electron/electron/releases/tag/v1.8.2-beta.4
x_refsource_MISC
Source: [email protected]
https://medium.com/%40Wflki/exploiting-electron-rce-in-exodus-wallet-d9e6db13c374
Exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
Source: [email protected]
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43899/
Exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB
Source: [email protected]
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44357/

CVSS

9.3HIGH[email protected]
Confidentiality
COMPLETE
Integrity
COMPLETE
Availability
COMPLETE
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-78

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