CVE-2026-41501

electerm has Command Injection Vulnerability via runLinux function

Published May 8, 2026 CVSS 3.1 · 9.8 Critical EPSS 1.3% KEV · Not listed
Description
electerm is an open-sourced terminal/ssh/sftp/telnet/serialport/RDP/VNC/Spice/ftp client. Prior to version 3.3.8, a command injection vulnerability exists in github.com/elcterm/electerm/npm/install.js:130. The runLinux() function appends attacker-controlled remote version strings directly into an exec("rm -rf ...") command without validation. This issue has been patched in version 3.3.8.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-8x35-hph8-37hq electerm has Command Injection via runLinux funtion
History
Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Electerm
Electerm electerm
Vendors & Products Electerm
Electerm electerm
Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Electerm Project
Electerm Project electerm
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:electerm_project:electerm:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Electerm Project
Electerm Project electerm
Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description electerm is an open-sourced terminal/ssh/sftp/telnet/serialport/RDP/VNC/Spice/ftp client. Prior to version 3.3.8, a command injection vulnerability exists in github.com/elcterm/electerm/npm/install.js:130. The runLinux() function appends attacker-controlled remote version strings directly into an exec("rm -rf ...") command without validation. This issue has been patched in version 3.3.8.
Title electerm has Command Injection Vulnerability via runLinux function
Weaknesses CWE-77
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 9.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}

Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
GitHub_M
Published
Updated
May 8, 2026, 11:19 AM
Reserved
Apr 20, 2026, 6:18 PM
Status
Analyzed
Published
May 8, 2026, 4:16 AM
Modified
Nov 11, 2026, 11:10 PM