CVE-2026-54672
electron-updater allows for automatic updates for Electron apps. Prior to 26.15.0, AppImage targets built by app-builder-lib could use an empty path component when setting the LD_LIBRARY_PATH environment variable at runtime. This causes the current working directory to be added to the dynamic linker search path, which may allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code by placing a malicious shared library in the directory from which the AppImage is launched. This issue has been fixed in version 26.15.0.
Published:Jun 30, 2026
Last Modified:Aug 18, 2026
EPS:Jun 30, 2026
EPSS Score:0.00129
CVSS Score:7.8
Affected Products
Vendor
Product
Action
Vendor
Electron
Product
Electron-builder
Electron
Electron-builder
Vendor
Electron-userland
Product
App-builder-lib
Electron-userland
App-builder-lib
Vendor
Electron-userland
Product
Electron-builder
Electron-userland
Electron-builder
Exploits
Common Weakness Enumeration
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Related CVEs
Common Vulnerability Scoring System
Attack Vector
Network
Adjacent
Local
Physical
Privileges Required
None
Low
High
User Interaction
None
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Changed
Confidentiality
None
Low
High
Integrity
None
Low
High
Availability
None
Low
High
