CVE Explorer
CVE-2026-34768
Electron is a framework for writing cross-platform desktop applications using JavaScript, HTML and CSS. Prior to versions 38.8.6, 39.8.1, 40.8.0, and 41.0.0-beta.8, on Windows, app.setLoginItemSettings({openAtLogin: true}) wrote the executable path to the Run registry key without quoting. If the app is installed to a path containing spaces, an attacker with write access to an ancestor directory may be able to cause a different executable to run at login instead of the intended app. On a default
Known exploited
Not asserted
Disputed
No
Stale source
No
Conflicts
0
Affected products and versions
1 source assertion{"product":"electron","vendor":"electron","versions":[{"status":"affected","version":"< 38.8.6"},{"status":"affected","version":">= 39.0.0-alpha.1, < 39.8.1"},{"status":"affected","version":">= 40.0.0-alpha.1, < 40.8.0"},{"status":"affected","version":">= 41.0.0-alpha.1, < 41.0.0-beta.8"}]}
- cve_program_cvelist_v5affectedurn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:1ebf1398fd4a025df8925a0a4d29059559f1877b42dce8dcdd4d17688a47ce3c · sha256:fc08505dd7dce91e… · /containers/cna/affected/0
Provider-owned CVSS observations
1 source assertion{"metric":{"attackComplexity":"HIGH","attackVector":"LOCAL","availabilityImpact":"LOW","baseScore":3.9,"baseSeverity":"LOW","confidentialityImpact":"LOW","integrityImpact":"LOW","privilegesRequired":"HIGH","scope":"UNCHANGED","userInteraction":"NONE","vectorString":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L","version":"3.1"},"metric_type":"cvssV3_1"}
- cve_program_cvelist_v5cvssurn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:1ebf1398fd4a025df8925a0a4d29059559f1877b42dce8dcdd4d17688a47ce3c · sha256:fc08505dd7dce91e… · /containers/cna/metrics/0/cvssV3_1
CWE assertions
1 source assertion{"cweId":"CWE-428","description":"CWE-428: Unquoted Search Path or Element","lang":"en","type":"CWE"}
- cve_program_cvelist_v5cweurn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:1ebf1398fd4a025df8925a0a4d29059559f1877b42dce8dcdd4d17688a47ce3c · sha256:fc08505dd7dce91e… · /containers/cna/problemTypes/0/descriptions/0
Source references
1 source assertion{"name":"https://github.com/electron/electron/security/advisories/GHSA-jfqx-fxh3-c62j","tags":["x_refsource_CONFIRM"],"url":"https://github.com/electron/electron/security/advisories/GHSA-jfqx-fxh3-c62j"}
- cve_program_cvelist_v5referenceurn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:1ebf1398fd4a025df8925a0a4d29059559f1877b42dce8dcdd4d17688a47ce3c · sha256:fc08505dd7dce91e… · /containers/cna/references/0
Attribution and limitations
- CVE Program CVEList V5: Reproduce the MITRE copyright designation and CVE license in copies. Source →
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