Description
Actual is an open-source personal finance application. In the macOS desktop application version 25.x (built on Electron 39.2.7), the ELECTRON_RUN_AS_NODE fuse is not disabled, allowing an attacker who can place a file on disk or control command-line arguments to invoke the signed Actual.app binary with the ELECTRON_RUN_AS_NODE=1 environment variable set. This converts the application into a Node.js REPL capable of executing arbitrary code that inherits the application's entitlements and code signature, bypassing macOS Gatekeeper review. Version 26.5.0 patches the issue.
References (2)
Core 2
Core References
X_Refsource_Confirm x_refsource_confirm
https://github.com/actualbudget/actual/security/advisories/GHSA-7rvm-xjpp-63r9
X_Refsource_Misc x_refsource_misc
https://actualbudget.org/blog/release-26.5.0
Scores
CVSS v4
4.8
EPSS
0.0018
EPSS Percentile
7.4%
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
CISA SSVC
Vulnrichment
Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Technical Impact
partial
Details
CWE
CWE-94
Status
published
Products (2)
actualbudget/actual
< 26.5.0
npm/actual
0 - 26.5.0npm
Published
Jun 12, 2026
Tracked Since
Jun 13, 2026