CVE-2018-1000006

HIGH

Electron < 1.7.11 - Remote Code Execution via Protocol Handler

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 4 public exploits for CVE-2018-1000006. PoCs published by Metasploit, Wflki, CHYbeta, including Metasploit module exploits/windows/browser/exodus.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This Metasploit module exploits CVE-2018-1000006, a vulnerability in the ElectronJS framework used by Exodus Wallet, to achieve remote code execution via a crafted URL that triggers a malicious protocol handler.

Description

GitHub Electron versions 1.8.2-beta.3 and earlier, 1.7.10 and earlier, 1.6.15 and earlier has a vulnerability in the protocol handler, specifically Electron apps running on Windows 10, 7 or 2008 that register custom protocol handlers can be tricked in arbitrary command execution if the user clicks on a specially crafted URL. This has been fixed in versions 1.8.2-beta.4, 1.7.11, and 1.6.16.

Exploits (4)

exploitdb WORKING POC VERIFIED
by Metasploit · rubyremotewindows
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44357

This Metasploit module exploits CVE-2018-1000006, a vulnerability in the ElectronJS framework used by Exodus Wallet, to achieve remote code execution via a crafted URL that triggers a malicious protocol handler.

Classification
Working Poc 95%
Attack Type
Rce
Complexity
Moderate
Reliability
Reliable
Target: Exodus Wallet (ElectronJS Framework)
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Victim must click on a specially crafted URL · Exodus Wallet must be installed on the victim's system
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →
exploitdb WORKING POC
by Wflki · htmlremotewindows
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43899

This exploit leverages a URI handler vulnerability in Exodus wallet to execute arbitrary commands via the '--gpu-launcher' parameter. The PoC demonstrates command injection by redirecting to a malicious 'exodus://' URI.

Classification
Working Poc 90%
Attack Type
Rce
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target: Exodus Wallet (versions prior to fix for CVE-2018-1000006)
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Victim must have Exodus wallet installed · Victim must interact with the malicious link
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →
nomisec WORKING POC 40 stars
by CHYbeta · poc
https://github.com/CHYbeta/CVE-2018-1000006-DEMO

This repository demonstrates CVE-2018-1000006, a remote command execution vulnerability in Electron versions prior to 1.8.2-beta.4. The PoC includes vulnerable and fixed Electron applications, highlighting the exploit via protocol handler misuse.

Classification
Working Poc 90%
Attack Type
Rce
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target: Electron < 1.8.2-beta.4
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Victim must open a malicious link or file with the vulnerable Electron app
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →
metasploit WORKING POC MANUAL
by Wflki, Daniel Teixeira · rubypocwin
https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/blob/master/modules/exploits/windows/browser/exodus.rb

This Metasploit module exploits a vulnerability in the ElectronJS framework's protocol handler, allowing remote code execution in Exodus Wallet when a user clicks a crafted URL. It serves a malicious HTML page that triggers a PowerShell payload via the 'exodus://' protocol handler.

Classification
Working Poc 100%
Attack Type
Rce
Complexity
Moderate
Reliability
Reliable
Target: Exodus Wallet (ElectronJS Framework)
No auth needed
Prerequisites: User interaction (clicking a malicious URL) · Exodus Wallet installed on the target system
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 19, 2026 Full analysis →

References (6)

Core 6
Core References
Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry exploit x_refsource_exploit-db
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43899/
Patch, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://github.com/electron/electron/releases/tag/v1.8.2-beta.4
Mitigation, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://electronjs.org/blog/protocol-handler-fix
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102796
Exploit, Third Party Advisory exploit x_refsource_exploit-db
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44357/

Scores

CVSS v3 8.8
EPSS 0.9232
EPSS Percentile 99.7%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Details

CWE
CWE-78
Status published
Products (3)
atom/electron 1.8.2 beta1 (3 CPE variants)
atom/electron < 1.7.10
npm/electron 1.7.0 - 1.7.11npm
Published Jan 24, 2018
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026