CVE-2018-1000006
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.
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Key data
EPSS
- Score
- 0.88842 (88.8% probability)
- Percentile
- 99.8%
- Scores of
- Nov 10, 2026
- Model
- v2026.06.15
References
- 43899 (exploit-db.com)exploit
- github.com/electron/electron/releases/tag/v1.8.2-beta.4
- medium.com/%40Wflki/exploiting-electron-rce-in-exodus-walle…
- electronjs.org/blog/protocol-handler-fix
- 102796 (securityfocus.com)vdb-entry
- 44357 (exploit-db.com)exploit
Timeline
- ID reserved
- Record published
- Record last updated
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