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.

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)

EPSS: 0.027 (84.5th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

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.

Affected products

Electronjs Electron
Hackerone Electron Node Module — versions < 1.6.14 || >= 1.7.0 < 1.7.8

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-94 — Code Injection

Public proof-of-concept exploits

ARPSyndicate/cvemon

References

support@hackerone.com (x_refsource_MISC, Broken Link)
support@hackerone.com (Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)

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.