RCE in Atom Electron
CVE-2018-1000006
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 b…
Vulnerability class: Command Injection (OS Command Injection)
EPSS: 0.844 (99.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Affected products
- Atom Electron — versions 1.8.2
- Microsoft Windows_10
- Microsoft Windows_7
- Microsoft Windows_server_2008
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- cve@mitre.org (Exploit, VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, exploit, x_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Patch, Third Party Advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_MISC)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Third Party Advisory, Mitigation)
- cve@mitre.org (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
- cve@mitre.org (exploit, x_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2018-1000006?
- CVE-2018-1000006 is a high-severity vulnerability in Atom Electron, classified under OS Command Injection. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2018-01-24.
- How severe is CVE-2018-1000006?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2018-1000006 known to be exploited?
- 13 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.