Electron Capture is Vulnerable to TCC Bypass via Misconfigured Node Fuses (macOS)
Published Aug 5, 2025
7.8
HIGHCVSS 3.1
EPSS 0.22%
Description
Electron Capture facilitates video playback for screen-sharing and capture. In versions 2.19.1 and below, the elecap app on macOS allows local unprivileged users to bypass macOS TCC privacy protections by enabling ELECTRON_RUN_AS_NODE. This environment variable allows arbitrary Node.js code to be executed via the -e flag, which runs inside the main Electron context, inheriting any previously granted TCC entitlements (such as access to Documents, Downloads, etc.). This issue is fixed in version 2.20.0.
Affected products
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- Version < 2.20.0StatusaffectedConstraints-
- 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 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steveseguin | Electroncapture | n/a |
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- < 2.20.0
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
1 other source (GitHub) ▾
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v2.0 score for this CVE.
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
CISA SSVC (Vulnrichment)
Stakeholder-Specific Vulnerability Categorization from CISA ADP.
Exploitation
PoCAutomatable
NoTechnical Impact
PartialDecision
n/aAssessed Aug 5, 2025 · SSVC 2.0.3
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 4, 2026.
Score over time
2025-2026- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (3 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed. Showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 4, 2026 | 0.22% (0.00219) | 11.24th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.21% (0.00205) | 10.54th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Aug 5, 2025 | 0.01% (0.00010) | 0.83th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
References (3)
- https://github.com/steveseguin/electroncapture/commit/3837f54e75911bb99fa45cfa138a5e401d16f531 x_refsource_MISCPatch
- https://github.com/steveseguin/electroncapture/releases/tag/2.20.0 x_refsource_MISCRelease Notes
- https://github.com/steveseguin/electroncapture/security/advisories/GHSA-8849-p3j4-jq4h exploitx_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| https://github.com/steveseguin/electroncapture/commit/3837f54e75911bb99fa45cfa138a5e401d16f531 | x_refsource_MISCPatch | |
| https://github.com/steveseguin/electroncapture/releases/tag/2.20.0 | x_refsource_MISCRelease Notes | |
| https://github.com/steveseguin/electroncapture/security/advisories/GHSA-8849-p3j4-jq4h | exploitx_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory |
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