CVE-2026-43944
electerm: dangerous code can be run through links or command line
- State
- Published
- Severity
- 9.4 Critical
- Published
- May 8, 2026
- Updated
- May 13, 2026
- Reserved
- May 4, 2026
Description
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.
Scores
| CVSS | Score | Vector | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4.0 | 9.4 Critical | CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H | GitHub_M |
Weaknesses
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
electermelecterm |
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References
- https://github.com/electerm/electerm/security/advisories/GHSA-mpm8-cx2p-626q
- https://github.com/electerm/electerm/commit/0599e67069b00e376a2e962649aaad6096e63507
- https://github.com/electerm/electerm/commit/8a6a17951e96d715f5a231532bbd8303fe208700
- https://github.com/electerm/electerm/commit/a79e06f4a1f0ac6376c3d2411ef4690fa0377742
- https://github.com/electerm/electerm/releases/tag/v3.8.15
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