electerm before 5.3.15 exposes 40+ main-process functions through an unvalidated Electron IPC handler with no function-name allowlist or sender validation. Renderer-side script execution can invoke openFileWithEditor and other functions with arbitrary arguments to execute system commands in the main process.

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity High

Privileges Required None

Attack Requirements Present

User Interaction None

Vulnerable System Confidentiality Impact High

Vulnerable System Integrity Impact High

Vulnerable System Availability Impact High

Subsequent System Confidentiality Impact None

Subsequent System Integrity Impact None

Subsequent System Availability Impact None

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity High

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions
electerm electerm unaffected
Version Status Constraints
0 affected < 5.3.15

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References
Link Providers
https://github.com/electerm/electerm cve-icon cve-icon
https://github.com/electerm/electerm/blob/v5.3.5/src/app/lib/ipc.js cve-icon cve-icon
https://github.com/electerm/electerm/commit/b1f880534b8ae066c5d25bbf291ca7437e052750 cve-icon cve-icon
https://github.com/electerm/electerm/issues/4509 cve-icon cve-icon
https://github.com/electerm/electerm/releases/tag/v5.3.15 cve-icon cve-icon
https://github.com/electerm/electerm/security/advisories/GHSA-qc8j-6jr2-qr32 cve-icon cve-icon
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/electerm-before-5.3.15-arbitrary-command-execution-via-unvalidated-runglobalasync-ipc-bridge cve-icon cve-icon
History

Tue, 08 Sep 2026 11:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description electerm before 5.3.15 exposes 40+ main-process functions through an unvalidated Electron IPC handler with no function-name allowlist or sender validation. Renderer-side script execution can invoke openFileWithEditor and other functions with arbitrary arguments to execute system commands in the main process.
Title electerm before 5.3.15 Arbitrary Command Execution via Unvalidated runGlobalAsync IPC Bridge
First Time appeared Electerm Project
Electerm Project electerm
Weaknesses CWE-749
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:electerm_project:electerm:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Electerm Project
Electerm Project electerm
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.4, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}

cvssV4_0

{'score': 7.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:H/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N'}

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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: VulnCheck

Published:

Updated: 2026-09-08T12:17:37.026Z

Reserved: 2026-09-08T10:58:20.106Z

Link: CVE-2026-86711

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-09-08T12:16:59.840

Modified: 2026-09-08T12:16:59.840

Link: CVE-2026-86711

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cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-09-08T12:30:17Z

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