VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2016-1202
Untrusted search path vulnerability in Atom Electron before 0.33.5 allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse Node.js module in a parent directory of a directory named on a require line.
HIGH 7.8EPSS 0.43%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.43%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
Untrusted search path vulnerability in Atom Electron before 0.33.5 allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse Node.js module in a parent directory of a directory named on a require line.
- CVSS 3.0
- 7.8 HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 0.43% probability · 36th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- atom/electron
- Source
- vultures@jpcert.or.jp
References
- http://jvn.jp/en/jp/JVN00324715/index.htmlVendor Advisory
- http://jvndb.jvn.jp/jvndb/JVNDB-2016-000054Vendor Advisory
- https://github.com/electron/electron/commit/9a2e2b365d061ec10cd861391fd5b1344af7194d
- https://github.com/electron/electron/pull/2976
- http://jvn.jp/en/jp/JVN00324715/index.htmlVendor Advisory
- http://jvndb.jvn.jp/jvndb/JVNDB-2016-000054Vendor Advisory
- https://github.com/electron/electron/commit/9a2e2b365d061ec10cd861391fd5b1344af7194d
- https://github.com/electron/electron/pull/2976
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.