CVE-2018-1000006

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    CVE-2018-1000006

    Published: 24 Jan 2018Last Modified: 7 Aug 2026

    Summary:

    Details: GitHub Electron versions 1.8.2-beta.3 and earlier, 1.7.10 and earlier, 1.6.15 and earlier has a vulnerability in the protocol handler, specifically Electron apps running on Windows 10, 7 or 2008 that register custom protocol handlers can be tricked in arbitrary command execution if the user clicks on a specially crafted URL. This has been fixed in versions 1.8.2-beta.4, 1.7.11, and 1.6.16.

    References: https://medium.com/%40Wflki/exploiting-electron-rce-in-exodus-wallet-d9e6db13c374, https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44357/, http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102796, https://electronjs.org/blog/protocol-handler-fix, https://github.com/electron/electron/releases/tag/v1.8.2-beta.4, https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43899/

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name:

    Purl:

    Affected ranges

    Type: GIT

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -None

    Affected versions

    v1.6.15
    v1.6.14
    v1.6.13
    v1.6.12
    v1.6.11
    v1.6.10
    v1.6.9
    v1.6.8
    v1.6.7
    v1.6.6
    v1.6.5
    v1.6.4
    v1.6.3
    v1.6.2
    v1.6.1
    v1.6.0

    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