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 be tricked in arbitrary command execution if the user clicks on a specially crafted URL. This has been fixed in versions 1.8.2-beta.4, 1.7.11, and 1.6.16.
Vulnerability class: Command Injection (OS Command Injection)
Published · last modified .
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.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.844 (99.7th percentile), scored .
High probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — patch promptly. 100th percentile — 99.7% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.845 · newest: 0.844 · change: -0.001
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43899/ (Exploit, VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, exploit)
- github.com/electron/electron/releases/tag/v1.8.2-beta.4 (Patch, Third Party Advisory)
- medium.com/@Wflki/exploiting-electron-rce-in-exodus-wallet-d9e6db13c374
- electronjs.org/blog/protocol-handler-fix (Third Party Advisory, Mitigation)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/102796 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44357/ (exploit)
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.