RCE in Electronjs Electron
CVE-2017-16151
Based on details posted by the ElectronJS team; A remote code execution vulnerability has been discovered in Google Chromium that affects all recent versions of Electron. Any Electron app that accesses remote content is vulnerable to this exploit, regardless of whether the [sandbox option](https://electron.atom.io/docs/api/sandbox-option) is enabled.
Vulnerability class: RCE (Remote Code Execution)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.027 (85.5th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 85th percentile — 85.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.027 · newest: 0.027 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Electronjs Electron
- HackerOne Electron Node Module — versions < 1.6.14 || >= 1.7.0 < 1.7.8
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- electron.atom.io/blog/2017/09/27/chromium-rce-vulnerability-fix (Broken Link)
- nodesecurity.io/advisories/539 (Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2017-16151?
- CVE-2017-16151 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Electronjs Electron, classified under Code Injection. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2018-06-07.
- How severe is CVE-2017-16151?
- Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2017-16151 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.