CVE-2026-73223

electerm: Path traversal in editWithSystemEditor temp file path via unsanitized SFTP filename

Published Aug 11, 2026 CVSS 3.1 · 8.1 High EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
electerm is an open-sourced terminal/ssh/sftp/telnet/serialport/RDP/VNC/Spice/ftp client. Prior to 3.15.120, electerm allows a malicious SFTP server to write attacker-controlled content outside the temporary directory because the server-controlled filename name used by editWithSystemEditor in src/client/components/sftp/file-item.jsx is interpolated into path.resolve without sanitization. This issue is fixed in version 3.15.120.

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Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

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Vendors & Products Electerm
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Description electerm is an open-sourced terminal/ssh/sftp/telnet/serialport/RDP/VNC/Spice/ftp client. Prior to 3.15.120, electerm allows a malicious SFTP server to write attacker-controlled content outside the temporary directory because the server-controlled filename name used by editWithSystemEditor in src/client/components/sftp/file-item.jsx is interpolated into path.resolve without sanitization. This issue is fixed in version 3.15.120.
Title electerm: Path traversal in editWithSystemEditor temp file path via unsanitized SFTP filename
Weaknesses CWE-22
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 8.1, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H'}

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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
GitHub_M
Published
Updated
Aug 12, 2026, 10:13 PM
Reserved
Aug 11, 2026, 2:41 PM
Status
Deferred
Published
Aug 11, 2026, 7:18 PM
Modified
Sep 9, 2026, 8:55 PM