HIGH
GitHub Electron 1.7.15, 1.8.7, 2.0.7, and 3.0.0-beta.6, in certain scenarios involving IFRAME elements and "nativeWindowOpen: true" or "sandbox: true" options, is affected by a WebPreferences vulnerability that can be leveraged to perform remote code execution
Published Aug 23, 2018
8.1
HIGHCVSS 3.0
EPSS 10.43%
Description
GitHub Electron 1.7.15, 1.8.7, 2.0.7, and 3.0.0-beta.6, in certain scenarios involving IFRAME elements and "nativeWindowOpen: true" or "sandbox: true" options, is affected by a WebPreferences vulnerability that can be leveraged to perform remote code execution.
Affected products
No data.
OR
- 1.7.15
- 1.8.7
- 2.0.7
- 3.0.0
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
electron
npm
Introduced 1.8.0 Fixed 1.8.8electron
npm
Introduced 2.0.0 Fixed 2.0.8electron
npm
Introduced 3.0.0-beta.1 Fixed 3.0.0-beta.7electron
npm
Introduced 1.7.0 Fixed 1.7.16
| Ecosystem | Package | Introduced | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| npm | electron | 1.8.0 | 1.8.8 |
| npm | electron | 2.0.0 | 2.0.8 |
| npm | electron | 3.0.0-beta.1 | 3.0.0-beta.7 |
| npm | electron | 1.7.0 | 1.7.16 |
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
8.1 HIGH NVD
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector Network
Attack Complexity High
Privileges Required None
User Interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality Impact High
Integrity Impact High
Availability Impact High
6.8 MEDIUM NVD
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Medium
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Partial
Integrity Impact Partial
Availability Impact Partial
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
10.43% 0.10427
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 3, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.10427
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 (30 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 3, 2026 | 10.43% (0.10427) | 95.61th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 22, 2026 | 10.43% (0.10427) | 95.53th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 21, 2026 | 9.31% (0.09309) | 95.21th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 6, 2026 | 10.43% (0.10427) | 95.43th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 5, 2026 | 9.31% (0.09309) | 95.10th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Aug 30, 2026 | 10.43% (0.10427) | 95.40th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Aug 28, 2026 | 9.31% (0.09309) | 95.07th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Aug 24, 2026 | 10.43% (0.10427) | 95.37th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Aug 23, 2026 | 9.31% (0.09309) | 95.06th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 10.43% (0.10427) | 95.14th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Nov 21, 2025 | 13.25% (0.13253) | 93.87th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Nov 18, 2025 | 15.35% (0.15346) | 94.06th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 13.25% (0.13253) | 93.53th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 25.90% (0.25904) | 93.98th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 19, 2025 | 13.25% (0.13253) | 93.30th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 16.29% (0.16291) | 94.34th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 2.26% (0.02260) | 89.25th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Nov 26, 2024 | 3.85% (0.03846) | 92.22th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 2, 2024 | 2.60% (0.02596) | 90.38th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jan 14, 2024 | 2.32% (0.02319) | 88.60th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Aug 17, 2023 | 2.43% (0.02425) | 88.55th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 15, 2023 | 2.80% (0.02796) | 89.22th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 2.85% (0.02852) | 89.13th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 5.37% (0.05365) | 89.93th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 5.37% (0.05365) | 88.95th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 5.37% (0.05365) | 76.10th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 6.23% (0.06231) | 82.49th | v1 |
| Jan 6, 2022 | 6.23% (0.06231) | 82.32th | v1 |
| Sep 1, 2021 | 6.23% (0.06231) | 90.10th | v1 |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 6.23% (0.06231) | 0.00th | v1 |
Weaknesses (1)
References (10)
- https://electronjs.org/blog/web-preferences-fix x_refsource_MISCMitigationVendor Advisory
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-hv9c-qwqg-qj3v Advisory
- https://github.com/electron/electron/commit/519a02d8d4d28e8a467acb40fb26172a80c9454f
- https://github.com/electron/electron/commit/80221e52d93a96ea704cb6748ead669c55cff504
- https://github.com/electron/electron/commit/bab968ca776be28791e4dddfd50c86bd5fae62fa
- https://github.com/electron/electron/commit/ef0a6d9a1c96efc4657c6dd3a6624eba969f095b
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-15685
- https://www.contrastsecurity.com/security-influencers/cve-2018-15685
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45272/ exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://www.npmjs.com/advisories/732
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Aug 23, 2018
Updated Aug 5, 2024
Reserved Aug 21, 2018
Link CVE-2018-15685
CISA Vulnrichment
GHSA-HV9C-QWQG-QJ3V Updated n/a