CVE-2026-86711
HIGHCVSS 7.4Description
electerm before 5.3.15 exposes 40+ main-process functions through an unvalidated Electron IPC handler with no function-name allowlist or sender validation. Renderer-side script execution can invoke openFileWithEditor and other functions with arbitrary arguments to execute system commands in the main process.
Timeline
Published:September 8th, 2026 12:16 PM
Last modified:September 8th, 2026 7:56 PM
CVSS Scoring
CVSS v3: 7.4 (HIGH)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weaknesses (CWE)
References & Reports
Advisories, patches, and third-party reports
- https://github.com/electerm/electerm
- https://github.com/electerm/electerm/blob/v5.3.5/src/app/lib/ipc.js
- https://github.com/electerm/electerm/commit/b1f880534b8ae066c5d25bbf291ca7437e052750
- https://github.com/electerm/electerm/issues/4509
- https://github.com/electerm/electerm/releases/tag/v5.3.15
- https://github.com/electerm/electerm/security/advisories/GHSA-qc8j-6jr2-qr32
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/electerm-before-5.3.15-arbitrary-command-execution-via-unvalidated-runglobalasync-ipc-bridge
Source: NIST NVD · Data may lag official sources by up to one minute