{"id":"CVE-2018-15685","url":"https://www.cyber-defence.io/tools/cve/CVE-2018-15685","generatedAt":"2026-10-28T22:42:32.461Z","title":"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…","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.","published":"2018-08-23T05:29:00.000Z","lastModified":"2026-06-17T01:42:56.000Z","status":"Modified","sourceIdentifier":"cve@mitre.org","cvss":{"version":"3.0","score":8.1,"severity":"HIGH","vector":"CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"},"cwe":["CWE-1188"],"affected":["electronjs/electron"],"epss":{"score":0.10427,"percentile":0.95711,"date":"2026-10-27","history":[{"date":"2026-09-21","score":0.09309,"percentile":0.95208},{"date":"2026-09-22","score":0.10427,"percentile":0.95525}]},"kev":{"listed":false},"exploits":{"count":1,"verified":true,"firstPublished":"2018-08-27","source":"Exploit-DB (https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb)","entries":[{"edbId":45272,"kind":"exploit","title":"Electron WebPreferences - Remote Code Execution","url":"https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45272","sourceUrl":"https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb/-/blob/main/exploits/multiple/remote/45272.txt","file":"exploits/multiple/remote/45272.txt","published":"2018-08-27","added":"2018-08-27","updated":"2018-08-27","author":"Matt Austin","type":"remote","platform":"multiple","port":null,"verified":true,"codes":["CVE-2018-15685"],"tags":null,"aliases":null,"applicationUrl":null,"screenshotUrl":null,"referenceUrl":"https://github.com/matt-/CVE-2018-15685"}]},"verdict":{"level":"urgent","text":"EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 10.4%, higher than 96% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window."},"changes":[{"kind":"epss","label":"EPSS jump","at":"2026-09-22T00:00:00.000Z","detail":{"to":0.10427,"from":0.09309,"percentile":0.95525},"summary":"EPSS moved from 9.3% to 10.4% probability of exploitation in the next thirty days."}],"references":[{"url":"https://electronjs.org/blog/web-preferences-fix","tags":["Mitigation","Vendor Advisory"],"source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45272/","tags":["Exploit","Third Party Advisory","VDB Entry"],"source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"https://electronjs.org/blog/web-preferences-fix","tags":["Mitigation","Vendor Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45272/","tags":["Exploit","Third Party Advisory","VDB Entry"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"}],"sources":{"nvd":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-15685","epss":"https://www.first.org/epss/","kev":"https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","exploitdb":"https://www.exploit-db.com/"},"licence":"CC BY 4.0 — link back to the CVE Explorer if you publish the results; upstream data remains subject to its own terms."}