{
    "id": "CVE-2018-1000006",
    "published": "2018-01-24 23:29:00",
    "last_modified": "2026-06-17 01:32:11",
    "cvss_score": "8.8",
    "cvss_severity": "HIGH",
    "cvss_version": "3.0",
    "cvss_vector": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
    "cwe": "CWE-78",
    "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.",
    "epss_score": "0.84500",
    "epss_percentile": "0.99696",
    "kev": 0,
    "kev_due": null,
    "has_exploit": 1,
    "updated_at": "2026-09-26 18:22:24",
    "priority": {
        "rank": 2,
        "label": "Patch early",
        "why": "A public exploit exists."
    },
    "products": [
        {
            "vendor": "atom",
            "product": "electron"
        },
        {
            "vendor": "microsoft",
            "product": "windows_10"
        },
        {
            "vendor": "microsoft",
            "product": "windows_7"
        },
        {
            "vendor": "microsoft",
            "product": "windows_server_2008"
        }
    ],
    "kev_detail": null,
    "exploits": [
        {
            "source": "exploit-db",
            "ref_id": "44357",
            "title": "Exodus Wallet (ElectronJS Framework) - Remote Code Execution (Metasploit)",
            "date": "2018-03-29",
            "url": "https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44357"
        },
        {
            "source": "exploit-db",
            "ref_id": "43899",
            "title": "Exodus Wallet (ElectronJS Framework) - Remote Code Execution",
            "date": "2018-01-25",
            "url": "https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43899"
        }
    ],
    "refs_list": [
        "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/"
    ]
}