electron-packager is a command line tool that packages Electron source code into `.app` and `.exe` packages
Published May 31, 2018
5.9
MEDIUMCVSS 3.0
EPSS 0.95%
Description
electron-packager is a command line tool that packages Electron source code into `.app` and `.exe` packages. along with Electron. The `--strict-ssl` command line option in electron-packager >= 5.2.1 <= 6.0.0 || >=6.0.0 <= 6.0.2 defaults to false if not explicitly set to true. This could allow an attacker to perform a man in the middle attack.
Affected products
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- Version >= 5.2.1 <= 6.0.0 || >=6.0.0 <= 6.0.2StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version
Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).
| Vendor | Product | Default status | Versions | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HackerOne | Electron-Packager Node Module | n/a |
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- ≥ 5.2.1 · ≤ 6.0.2
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
electron-packager
npm
Introduced 5.2.1 Fixed 7.0.0
| Ecosystem | Package | Introduced | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| npm | electron-packager | 5.2.1 | 7.0.0 |
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (14 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 0.95% (0.00952) | 59.89th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.95% (0.00952) | 56.53th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.16% (0.00156) | 33.82th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.06% (0.00063) | 29.03th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 12, 2024 | 0.06% (0.00063) | 26.94th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 5, 2024 | 0.06% (0.00063) | 24.94th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Oct 22, 2023 | 0.06% (0.00058) | 23.08th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 8, 2023 | 0.05% (0.00051) | 17.90th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 8, 2023 | 0.07% (0.00066) | 27.16th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.05% (0.00051) | 18.09th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 0.89% (0.00885) | 27.89th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 10, 2022 | 0.89% (0.00885) | 26.24th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 0.89% (0.00885) | 24.24th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 0.89% (0.00885) | 10.50th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (5)
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-q43m-ffwr-rpcc Advisory
- https://github.com/electron-userland/electron-packager/issues/333 x_refsource_MISCIssue TrackingMitigationThird Party Advisory
- https://nodesecurity.io/advisories/104 x_refsource_MISCMitigationThird Party Advisory
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-10534
- https://www.npmjs.com/advisories/104
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-q43m-ffwr-rpcc | Advisory | |
| https://github.com/electron-userland/electron-packager/issues/333 | x_refsource_MISCIssue TrackingMitigationThird Party Advisory | |
| https://nodesecurity.io/advisories/104 | x_refsource_MISCMitigationThird Party Advisory | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-10534 | ||
| https://www.npmjs.com/advisories/104 |
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