CVE-2026-43944
CRITICALelecterm: dangerous code can be run through links or command line
Title source: cnaDescription
electerm is an open-sourced terminal/ssh/sftp/telnet/serialport/RDP/VNC/Spice/ftp client. From versions 3.0.6 to before 3.8.15, electerm is vulnerable to arbitrary local code execution via deep links, CLI --opts, or crafted shortcuts. Exploit requires clicking a crafted electerm://... link or opening a crafted shortcut/command that launches electerm with attacker-controlled opts. This issue has been patched in version 3.8.15.
References (5)
Core 5
Core References
X_Refsource_Confirm x_refsource_confirm
https://github.com/electerm/electerm/security/advisories/GHSA-mpm8-cx2p-626q
X_Refsource_Misc x_refsource_misc
https://github.com/electerm/electerm/commit/8a6a17951e96d715f5a231532bbd8303fe208700
X_Refsource_Misc x_refsource_misc
https://github.com/electerm/electerm/commit/a79e06f4a1f0ac6376c3d2411ef4690fa0377742
X_Refsource_Misc x_refsource_misc
https://github.com/electerm/electerm/releases/tag/v3.8.15
X_Refsource_Misc x_refsource_misc
https://github.com/electerm/electerm/commit/0599e67069b00e376a2e962649aaad6096e63507
Scores
CVSS v3
9.6
EPSS
0.0015
EPSS Percentile
34.7%
Attack Vector
NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
CISA SSVC
Vulnrichment
Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Technical Impact
total
Details
CWE
CWE-20
CWE-829
CWE-94
Status
published
Products (3)
electerm/electerm
>= 3.0.6, < 3.8.15
electerm_project/electerm
3.0.6 - 3.8.15
npm/electerm
3.0.6 - 3.8.8npm
Published
May 08, 2026
Tracked Since
May 08, 2026