Vulnerability in Cherryhq Cherry-Studio
CVE-2026-40501
Cherry Studio versions 1.2.2 through 1.9.12, fixed in commit 1518530, contain a remote code execution vulnerability in SearchService that allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by delivering malicious JavaScript through controlled search provider content loaded into an Electron BrowserWindow configured with nodeIntegration enabled and contextIsolation disabled. Attackers who control a search engine provider, individual search result pages, or provider settings pages can execute JavaScript with full Node.js privileges, gaining access to fs, child_process, os, and process.env under the operating-system account of the Cherry Studio process.
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CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.008 (56.3th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 56th percentile — 56.3% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.008 · newest: 0.008 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Cherryhq Cherry-Studio — versions 1.2.2, f9c6bddae5b91cc50872c76e791105fa219d0d34
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- Researcher Disclosure (technical-description, exploit)
- Patch Commit (patch)
- www.vulncheck.com/advisories/cherry-studio-rce-via-searchservice-nodeintegratio… (third-party-advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2026-40501?
- CVE-2026-40501 is a high-severity vulnerability in Cherryhq Cherry-Studio, classified under Inclusion of Functionality from Untrusted Control Sphere. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2026-07-15.
- How severe is CVE-2026-40501?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.