CVE-2018-15685 EXPLOIT
8.1
HIGH · CVSS 3.0 · EPSS 10.4% (pctl 96)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
GitHub Electron 1.7.15, 1.8.7, 2.0.7, and 3.0.0-beta.6, in certain scenarios involving IFRAME elements and "nativeWindowOpen: true" or "sandbox: true" options, is affected by a WebPreferences vulnerability that can be leveraged to perform remote code execution.
Scoring
| CVSS | 8.1 (HIGH, v3.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| EPSS | 10.43% — more likely to be exploited than 96% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-1188 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2018-08-23 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-17 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| electronjs | electron |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | Electron WebPreferences - Remote Code Execution | 2018-08-27 |
References
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