Based on details posted by the ElectronJS team; A remote code execution vulnerability has been discovered in Google Chromium that affects all recent versions of Electron
Published Jun 7, 2018
9.8
CRITICALCVSS 3.0
EPSS 2.72%
Description
Based on details posted by the ElectronJS team; A remote code execution vulnerability has been discovered in Google Chromium that affects all recent versions of Electron. Any Electron app that accesses remote content is vulnerable to this exploit, regardless of whether the [sandbox option](https://electron.atom.io/docs/api/sandbox-option) is enabled.
Affected products
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- Version < 1.6.14 || >= 1.7.0 < 1.7.8StatusaffectedConstraints-
- 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 Node Module | n/a |
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- < 1.7.8
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
electron
npm
Introduced 0 Fixed 1.6.14electron
npm
Introduced 1.7.0 Fixed 1.7.8
| Ecosystem | Package | Introduced | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| npm | electron | 0 | 1.6.14 |
| npm | electron | 1.7.0 | 1.7.8 |
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:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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 (17 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 2.72% (0.02716) | 85.50th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 2.72% (0.02716) | 84.03th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 2.84% (0.02845) | 84.97th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 9.15% (0.09153) | 87.68th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 2.84% (0.02845) | 85.29th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jul 20, 2024 | 1.53% (0.01533) | 87.22th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 11, 2024 | 1.53% (0.01533) | 87.00th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 5, 2024 | 1.35% (0.01354) | 85.82th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 1.33% (0.01326) | 83.91th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 2.17% (0.02166) | 80.16th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Mar 3, 2023 | 2.17% (0.02166) | 80.15th | 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 (6)
- https://electron.atom.io/blog/2017/09/27/chromium-rce-vulnerability-fix x_refsource_MISCBroken Link
- https://electronjs.org/blog/chromium-rce-vulnerability
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-4w88-rjj3-x7wp Advisory
- https://nodesecurity.io/advisories/539 x_refsource_MISCThird Party Advisory
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-16151
- https://www.npmjs.com/advisories/539
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| https://electron.atom.io/blog/2017/09/27/chromium-rce-vulnerability-fix | x_refsource_MISCBroken Link | |
| https://electronjs.org/blog/chromium-rce-vulnerability | ||
| https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-4w88-rjj3-x7wp | Advisory | |
| https://nodesecurity.io/advisories/539 | x_refsource_MISCThird Party Advisory | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-16151 | ||
| https://www.npmjs.com/advisories/539 |
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