Vulnerability in Atom Electron
CVE-2016-1202
Untrusted search path vulnerability in Atom Electron before 0.33.5 allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse Node.js module in a parent directory of a directory named on a require line.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.004 (35.0th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 35th percentile — 35.0% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.004 · newest: 0.004 · change: 0.000
Affected products
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- github.com/electron/electron/commit/9a2e2b365d061ec10cd861391fd5b1344af7194d
- jvndb.jvn.jp/jvndb/JVNDB-2016-000054 (Vendor Advisory, third-party-advisory)
- github.com/electron/electron/pull/2976
- jvn.jp/en/jp/JVN00324715/index.html (Vendor Advisory, third-party-advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2016-1202?
- CVE-2016-1202 is a high-severity vulnerability in Atom Electron. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2016-04-25.
- How severe is CVE-2016-1202?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2016-1202 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.