Description
Untrusted search path vulnerability in Atom Electron before 0.33.5 allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse Node.js module in a parent directory of a directory named on a require line.
References (4)
Core 4
Core References
Patch x_refsource_confirm
https://github.com/electron/electron/commit/9a2e2b365d061ec10cd861391fd5b1344af7194d
Vendor Advisory third-party-advisory
x_refsource_jvndb
http://jvndb.jvn.jp/jvndb/JVNDB-2016-000054
Issue Tracking x_refsource_confirm
https://github.com/electron/electron/pull/2976
Vendor Advisory third-party-advisory
x_refsource_jvn
http://jvn.jp/en/jp/JVN00324715/index.html
Scores
CVSS v3
7.8
EPSS
0.0043
EPSS Percentile
35.2%
Attack Vector
LOCAL
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Details
Status
published
Products (2)
atom/electron
< 0.33.4
npm/electron
0 - 0.33.5npm
Published
Apr 25, 2016
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026