GitHub Electron before 1.6.8 allows remote command execution because of a nodeIntegration bypass vulnerability
Published Aug 6, 2017
8.1
HIGHCVSS 3.0
EPSS 6.69%
Description
GitHub Electron before 1.6.8 allows remote command execution because of a nodeIntegration bypass vulnerability. This also affects all applications that bundle Electron code equivalent to 1.6.8 or earlier. Bypassing the Same Origin Policy (SOP) is a precondition; however, recent Electron versions do not have strict SOP enforcement. Combining an SOP bypass with a privileged URL internally used by Electron, it was possible to execute native Node.js primitives in order to run OS commands on the user's host. Specifically, a chrome-devtools://devtools/bundled/inspector.html window could be used to eval a Node.js child_process.execFile API call.
Affected products
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:H/I:H/A:H
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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
2021–2026- EPSS v1
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v1
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (18 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 6.69% (0.06693) | 93.70th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 6.69% (0.06693) | 93.03th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Apr 9, 2026 | 2.34% (0.02336) | 84.84th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 1.17% (0.01169) | 76.72th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 3.21% (0.03205) | 78.22th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jul 20, 2024 | 0.54% (0.00543) | 77.58th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 9, 2024 | 0.54% (0.00543) | 76.83th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.44% (0.00443) | 74.16th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Nov 9, 2023 | 0.44% (0.00443) | 72.00th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.43% (0.00426) | 70.35th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 2.17% (0.02166) | 80.16th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| May 2, 2022 | 2.17% (0.02166) | 78.37th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.98% (0.01978) | 77.43th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.98% (0.01978) | 56.34th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 1.37% (0.01374) | 32.00th | v1 |
| Jan 6, 2022 | 1.37% (0.01374) | 31.26th | v1 |
| Sep 1, 2021 | 1.37% (0.01374) | 70.79th | v1 |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 1.37% (0.01374) | 0.00th | v1 |
References (5)
- https://blog.doyensec.com/2017/08/03/electron-framework-security.html x_refsource_MISCExploitTechnical DescriptionThird Party Advisory
- https://doyensec.com/resources/us-17-Carettoni-Electronegativity-A-Study-Of-Electron-Security.pdf x_refsource_MISCExploitTechnical DescriptionThird Party Advisory
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-7fv9-m79r-j9x8 Advisory
- https://github.com/electron/electron/commit/05b6d91bf4c1e0ee65eeef70cd5d1bd1df125644
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-12581
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| https://blog.doyensec.com/2017/08/03/electron-framework-security.html | x_refsource_MISCExploitTechnical DescriptionThird Party Advisory | |
| https://doyensec.com/resources/us-17-Carettoni-Electronegativity-A-Study-Of-Electron-Security.pdf | x_refsource_MISCExploitTechnical DescriptionThird Party Advisory | |
| https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-7fv9-m79r-j9x8 | Advisory | |
| https://github.com/electron/electron/commit/05b6d91bf4c1e0ee65eeef70cd5d1bd1df125644 | ||
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-12581 |
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