CVE-2023-44402
moderate-risk
Published 2023-12-01
Electron is an open source framework for writing cross-platform desktop applications using JavaScript, HTML and CSS. This only impacts apps that have the `embeddedAsarIntegrityValidation` and `onlyLoadAppFromAsar` fuses enabled. Apps without these fuses enabled are not impacted. This issue is specific to macOS as these fuses are only currently supported on macOS. Specifically this issue can only be exploited if your app is launched from a filesystem the attacker has write access too. i.e. the ability to edit files inside the `.app` bundle on macOS which these fuses are supposed to protect against. There are no app side workarounds, you must update to a patched version of Electron.
Do I need to act?
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0.11% chance of exploitation
EPSS score — low exploit probability
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Not on CISA KEV list
No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA
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Patch status unknown
Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance
6
CVSS 6.1/10
Medium
LOCAL
/ LOW complexity
Affected Vendors
References (6)
Issue Tracking
https://github.com/electron/electron/pull/39788
Issue Tracking
https://github.com/electron/electron/pull/39788
34
/ 100
moderate-risk
Severity
20/34 · Moderate
Exploitability
0/34 · Minimal
Exposure
14/34 · Moderate