CVE-2018-1000006
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…
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EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 84.4%, higher than 100% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.
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.
- CVSS 3.0
- 8.8 HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 84.38% probability · 100th percentile
- Public exploits
- 2 in Exploit-DB · verified · first 25 January 2018
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-78
- Affected
- atom/electron
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS moved from 76.0% on 21 September 2026 to 84.4% on 27 October 2026, peaking at 84.5% on 22 September 2026. The dashed line is the ten per cent mark our analysts treat as “patch before the next change window”.
Public exploits (2)
Entries in Exploit-DB that cite this CVE. Links go to the Exploit-DB page and to the file in the public repository; nothing is hosted here. A verified tick means the Exploit-DB team confirmed the exploit works against the stated version.
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102796Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://electronjs.org/blog/protocol-handler-fixMitigation, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/electron/electron/releases/tag/v1.8.2-beta.4Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://medium.com/%40Wflki/exploiting-electron-rce-in-exodus-wallet-d9e6db13c374
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43899/Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44357/
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102796Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://electronjs.org/blog/protocol-handler-fixMitigation, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/electron/electron/releases/tag/v1.8.2-beta.4Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://medium.com/%40Wflki/exploiting-electron-rce-in-exodus-wallet-d9e6db13c374
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43899/Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44357/
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.