Vulnerability in Electerm

CVE-2026-73226

electerm is an open-sourced terminal/ssh/sftp/telnet/serialport/RDP/VNC/Spice/ftp client. Prior to 3.15.186, electerm allows an authenticated WebSocket client to invoke unintended internal functions through client-controlled func values in upgrade-func in src/app/server/dispatch-center.js and handleFs in src/app/server/fs.js, exposing Upgrade and fsExport methods that can execute commands, open files, mutate the filesystem, or terminate the process. This issue is fixed in version 3.15.186.

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CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.008 (53.0th percentile), scored .

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 53rd percentile — 53.0% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2026-73226: held from 0.004 to 0.008.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.004 · newest: 0.008 · change: +0.004

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-73226?
CVE-2026-73226 is a high-severity vulnerability in Electerm, classified under Improper Control of Dynamically-Managed Code Resources. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2026-08-11.
How severe is CVE-2026-73226?
High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.