CVE-2018-15685
N/A
Published: August 23, 2018 at 05:00 AM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 01:42 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorElectron
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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 10%
Description
GitHub Electron 1.7.15, 1.8.7, 2.0.7, and 3.0.0-beta.6, in certain scenarios involving IFRAME elements and "nativeWindowOpen: true" or "sandbox: true" options, is affected by a WebPreferences vulnerability that can be leveraged to perform remote code execution.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
Patch and advisory references
References (2)
x_refsource_MISCMitigationVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://electronjs.org/blog/web-preferences-fixExploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
Source: [email protected]
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45272/Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-1188
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