CVE-2022-29257

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    CVE-2022-29257

    Published: 13 Jun 2022Last Modified: 12 Aug 2026

    Summary: Electron's AutoUpdater module fails to validate certain nested components of the bundle

    Details: Electron is a framework for writing cross-platform desktop applications using JavaScript (JS), HTML, and CSS. A vulnerability in versions prior to 18.0.0-beta.6, 17.2.0, 16.2.6, and 15.5.5 allows attackers who have control over a given apps update server / update storage to serve maliciously crafted update packages that pass the code signing validation check but contain malicious code in some components. This kind of attack would require significant privileges in a potential victim's own auto updating infrastructure and the ease of that attack entirely depends on the potential victim's infrastructure security. Electron versions 18.0.0-beta.6, 17.2.0, 16.2.6, and 15.5.5 contain a fix for this issue. There are no known workarounds.

    References: https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2022/29xxx/CVE-2022-29257.json, https://github.com/electron/electron/security/advisories/GHSA-77xc-hjv8-ww97, https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-29257

    Affected packages

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    Affected ranges

    Type: GIT

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -1bc5b6177f2dbc07373df3f004820739df6c27c2

    Affected versions

    v16.1.1
    v16.1.0

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
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    Privileges Required
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    User Interaction
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    Scope
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    Confidentiality
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    Integrity
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    Availability
    None
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