{"cve":"CVE-2022-29257","nvd":{"published":"2022-06-13T22:15:08.080","modified":"2026-06-17T04:39:56.107","status":"Modified","description":"Electron is a framework for writing cross-platform desktop applications using JavaScript (JS), HTML, and CSS. A vulnerability in versions prior to 18.0.0-beta.6, 17.2.0, 16.2.6, and 15.5.5 allows attackers who have control over a given apps update server / update storage to serve maliciously crafted update packages that pass the code signing validation check but contain malicious code in some components. This kind of attack would require significant privileges in a potential victim's own auto updating infrastructure and the ease of that attack entirely depends on the potential victim's infrastructure security. Electron versions 18.0.0-beta.6, 17.2.0, 16.2.6, and 15.5.5 contain a fix for this issue. There are no known workarounds.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":{"version":"3.1","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","score":7.2},"cwes":["CWE-20"],"references":["https://github.com/electron/electron/security/advisories/GHSA-77xc-hjv8-ww97","https://github.com/electron/electron/security/advisories/GHSA-77xc-hjv8-ww97"],"products":["electronjs:electron"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T21:32:39.174919249+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2022-29257","score":0.00916,"percentile":0.60197,"date":"2026-10-31"},"kev":null,"osv":[{"id":"GHSA-77xc-hjv8-ww97","url":"https://osv.dev/vulnerability/GHSA-77xc-hjv8-ww97","summary":"AutoUpdater module fails to validate certain nested components of the bundle","modified":"2023-11-08T04:09:12.659514Z","packages":[{"ecosystem":"npm","name":"electron","purl":"pkg:npm/electron","ranges":["<15.5.0"],"fixed":["15.5.0"]},{"ecosystem":"npm","name":"electron","purl":"pkg:npm/electron","ranges":[">=16.0.0 <16.2.0"],"fixed":["16.2.0"]},{"ecosystem":"npm","name":"electron","purl":"pkg:npm/electron","ranges":[">=17.0.0 <17.2.0"],"fixed":["17.2.0"]},{"ecosystem":"npm","name":"electron","purl":"pkg:npm/electron","ranges":[">=18.0.0-beta.1 <18.0.0-beta.6"],"fixed":["18.0.0-beta.6"]}]}],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}