CVE-2017-12581

Published Aug 6, 2017 CVSS 3.0 · 8.1 High EPSS 6.7% KEV · Not listed
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.

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Advisories

Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2022-2989 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.
Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-7fv9-m79r-j9x8 Electron vulnerable to remote command execution
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Aug 5, 2024, 6:43 PM
Reserved
Aug 5, 2017, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Aug 6, 2017, 2:29 AM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 1:03 AM