What is CVE-2026-73224?

CVE-2026-73224 is a high-severity vulnerability in Electerm, classified under OS Command Injection. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2026-08-11.

How severe is CVE-2026-73224?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.

RCE in Electerm

CVE-2026-73224

electerm is an open-sourced terminal/ssh/sftp/telnet/serialport/RDP/VNC/Spice/ftp client. Prior to 3.15.120, electerm allows a malicious FTP or SFTP server to execute arbitrary commands when a user downloads a crafted folder and invokes Pr…

Vulnerability class: Command Injection (OS Command Injection)

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.

Affected products

Electerm — versions < 3.15.120

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-78 — OS Command Injection

References

security-advisories@github.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM)
security-advisories@github.com (x_refsource_MISC)
security-advisories@github.com (x_refsource_MISC)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-73224?: CVE-2026-73224 is a high-severity vulnerability in Electerm, classified under OS Command Injection. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2026-08-11.
How severe is CVE-2026-73224?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.