TI-2016-01101 Aliases CVE-2016-1202 GHSA-gvcj-pfq2-wxj7

Untrusted search path vulnerability in Atom Electron before 0.33.5 allows local users to…

LOW 34CWE-426Published 2016-04-25 · Updated 2024-08-05

Key facts

Attack vector: Local
Privileges required: Low
User interaction: None
Attack complexity: Low
Impact type: Code execution
Confidentiality · integrity · availability: High · High · High
Fix status: Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-426.

Summary

Untrusted search path vulnerability in Atom Electron before 0.33.5 allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse Node.js module in a parent directory of a directory named on a require line.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00431 37th percentileScored 2026-11-07

Fix Fixed electron (npm): 0.33.5

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

Vendor	Product	Affected versions	Fixed in	Status	Source
—	—	all versions	—	No fix listed	CNA
—	electron (npm)	before 0.33.5	0.33.5	Patch available	GHSA-gvcj-pfq2-wxj7

— Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
electron (npm) Vendor— Affected before 0.33.5 Fixed in 0.33.5 Patch available GHSA-gvcj-pfq2-wxj7

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:a:atom:electron::::::::	up to 0.33.4	Vulnerable	Atom

cpe:2.3:a:atom:electron:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 0.33.4 Vulnerable ·Atom

Remediation

Fix · GHSA-gvcj-pfq2-wxj7 electron (npm) Fixed in 0.33.5 Advisory →

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2016-1202
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-gvcj-pfq2-wxj7

References

Advisory 4

Other 3

TI-2018-15668 GitHub Electron versions 1.8.2-beta.3 and earlier, 1.7.10 and earlier, 1.6.15 and earlier… CVSS 3.0HIGH 8.8
TI-2017-14643 Github Electron version 1.6.4 - 1.6.11 and 1.7.0 - 1.7.5 is vulnerable to a URL Spoofing… CVSS 3.0MEDIUM 4.3

Sources

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