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TI-2017-09308 Aliases CVE-2017-12581GHSA-7fv9-m79r-j9x8

GitHub Electron before 1.6.8 allows remote command execution because of a nodeIntegration…

Priority MEDIUM 45CWE-78Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
High
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-78.

Summary

GitHub Electron before 1.6.8 allows remote command execution because of a nodeIntegration bypass vulnerability. This also affects all applications that bundle Electron code equivalent to 1.6.8 or earlier. Bypassing the Same Origin Policy (SOP) is a precondition; however, recent Electron versions do not have strict SOP enforcement. Combining an SOP bypass with a privileged URL internally used by Electron, it was possible to execute native Node.js primitives in order to run OS commands on the user's host. Specifically, a chrome-devtools://devtools/bundled/inspector.html window could be used to eval a Node.js child_process.execFile API call.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.06693 93rd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 2 exploit referencesTagged by NVD
Fix Fixed electron (npm): 1.6.8

SSVC decision points

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

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
—electron (npm)before 1.6.81.6.8Patch availableGHSA-7fv9-m79r-j9x8
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
  • electron (npm) Vendor— Affected before 1.6.8 Fixed in 1.6.8 Patch available GHSA-7fv9-m79r-j9x8

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:electron:electron:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*up to 1.6.7Vulnerableelectron
  • cpe:2.3:a:electron:electron:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 1.6.7 Vulnerable ·electron

Remediation

  • Fix · GHSA-7fv9-m79r-j9x8 electron (npm) Fixed in 1.6.8 Advisory →

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2017-12581
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-7fv9-m79r-j9x8

References

Exploit 2

Advisory 1

Other 2

Sources

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