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.
History

Tue, 08 Sep 2026 13:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Electerm
Electerm electerm
Vendors & Products Electerm
Electerm electerm

Tue, 08 Sep 2026 13:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


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Description 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.
Title electerm before 5.3.15 Arbitrary Command Execution via Unvalidated runGlobalAsync IPC Bridge
First Time appeared Electerm Project
Electerm Project electerm
Weaknesses CWE-749
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:electerm_project:electerm:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Electerm Project
Electerm Project electerm
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.4, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}

cvssV4_0

{'score': 7.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:H/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N'}


cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: VulnCheck

Published: 2026-09-08T11:23:04.485Z

Updated: 2026-09-08T12:17:37.026Z

Reserved: 2026-09-08T10:58:20.106Z

Link: CVE-2026-86711

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-09-08T12:17:30.192Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2026-09-08T12:16:59.840

Modified: 2026-09-08T19:56:50.950

Link: CVE-2026-86711

cve-icon Redhat

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