VulnerabilityDeferred
CVE-2026-86711
electerm before 5.3.15 exposes 40+ main-process functions through an unvalidated Electron IPC handler with no function-name allowlist or sender validation.
HIGH 7.5EPSS 0.14%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.14%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
electerm before 5.3.15 exposes 40+ main-process functions through an unvalidated Electron IPC handler with no function-name allowlist or sender validation. Renderer-side script execution can invoke openFileWithEditor and other functions with arbitrary arguments to execute system commands in the main process.
- CVSS 4.0
- 7.5 HIGHCVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:H/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/M
- EPSS
- 0.14% probability · 3th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-749
- Source
- disclosure@vulncheck.com
References
- https://github.com/electerm/electerm
- https://github.com/electerm/electerm/blob/v5.3.5/src/app/lib/ipc.js
- https://github.com/electerm/electerm/commit/b1f880534b8ae066c5d25bbf291ca7437e052750
- https://github.com/electerm/electerm/issues/4509
- https://github.com/electerm/electerm/releases/tag/v5.3.15
- https://github.com/electerm/electerm/security/advisories/GHSA-qc8j-6jr2-qr32
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/electerm-before-5.3.15-arbitrary-command-execution-via-unvalidated-runglobalasync-ipc-bridge
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.