CVE-2018-1000006

high-risk
Published 2018-01-24

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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92.3% chance of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS score — higher than 8% of all CVEs
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Not on CISA KEV list
No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA
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2 public exploits available
43899, 44357
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Patch status unknown
Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance
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CVSS 8.8/10 High
NETWORK / LOW complexity

Affected Products (4)

Affected Vendors

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References (12)

Third Party Advisory http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102796
Mitigation https://electronjs.org/blog/protocol-handler-fix
Patch https://github.com/electron/electron/releases/tag/v1.8.2-beta.4
https://medium.com/%40Wflki/exploiting-electron-rce-in-exodus-wallet-d9e6db13c37...
Exploit https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43899/
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44357/
Third Party Advisory http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102796
Mitigation https://electronjs.org/blog/protocol-handler-fix
Patch https://github.com/electron/electron/releases/tag/v1.8.2-beta.4
https://medium.com/%40Wflki/exploiting-electron-rce-in-exodus-wallet-d9e6db13c37...
Exploit https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43899/
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44357/
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high-risk
Severity 30/34 · Critical
Exploitability 27/34 · High
Exposure 10/34 · Low