CVE-2018-1000006 EXPLOIT
8.8
HIGH · CVSS 3.0 · EPSS 84.5% (pctl 100)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
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.
Scoring
| CVSS | 8.8 (HIGH, v3.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| EPSS | 84.5% — more likely to be exploited than 100% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-78 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2018-01-24 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-17 |
Affected (4)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| atom | electron |
| microsoft | windows 10 |
| microsoft | windows 7 |
| microsoft | windows server 2008 |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | Exodus Wallet (ElectronJS Framework) - Remote Code Execution (Metasploit) | 2018-03-29 |
| exploit-db | Exodus Wallet (ElectronJS Framework) - Remote Code Execution | 2018-01-25 |
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102796
- https://electronjs.org/blog/protocol-handler-fix
- https://github.com/electron/electron/releases/tag/v1.8.2-beta.4
- https://medium.com/%40Wflki/exploiting-electron-rce-in-exodus-wallet-d9e6db13c374
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43899/
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44357/
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102796
- https://electronjs.org/blog/protocol-handler-fix
- https://github.com/electron/electron/releases/tag/v1.8.2-beta.4
- https://medium.com/%40Wflki/exploiting-electron-rce-in-exodus-wallet-d9e6db13c374
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43899/
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44357/
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