CVSS 3.0
8.8 highCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HCVE-2018-1000006
High (8.8) in atom electron. EPSS 89% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days. Fixed in electron 1.6.16, 1.7.11, 1.8.2-beta.4.
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.
Severity
- EPSS
- 89% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days; higher than 99% of CVEs (scores of 2026-11-01)
- CWE
- CWE-78
- Published
- Modified
- Record from
- the NVD, synced
Affected
- atom:electron
Packages (OSV)
| Advisory | Ecosystem | Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GHSA-w222-53c6-c86p | npm | electron | >=1.7.0 <1.7.11 | 1.7.11 |
| GHSA-w222-53c6-c86p | npm | electron | >=1.6.0 <1.6.16 | 1.6.16 |
| GHSA-w222-53c6-c86p | npm | electron | >=1.8.0 <1.8.2-beta.4 | 1.8.2-beta.4 |