Code injection in HackerOne electron node module
Priority MEDIUM 47CWE-94Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- 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-94.
Summary
Based on details posted by the ElectronJS team; A remote code execution vulnerability has been discovered in Google Chromium that affects all recent versions of Electron. Any Electron app that accesses remote content is vulnerable to this exploit, regardless of whether the [sandbox option](https://electron.atom.io/docs/api/sandbox-option) is enabled.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.02675 85th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed electron (npm): 1.6.14, 1.7.8
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HackerOne | electron node module | < 1.6.14 || >= 1.7.0 < 1.7.8 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
| — | electron (npm) | before 1.6.14 | 1.6.14 | Patch available | GHSA-4w88-rjj3-x7wp |
| — | electron (npm) | 1.7.0 to before 1.7.8 | 1.7.8 | Patch available | GHSA-4w88-rjj3-x7wp |
- electron node module VendorHackerOne Affected < 1.6.14 || >= 1.7.0 < 1.7.8 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- electron (npm) Vendor— Affected before 1.6.14 Fixed in 1.6.14 Patch available GHSA-4w88-rjj3-x7wp
- electron (npm) Vendor— Affected 1.7.0 to before 1.7.8 Fixed in 1.7.8 Patch available GHSA-4w88-rjj3-x7wp
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:electronjs:electron:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:* | before 1.7.8 | Vulnerable | Electronjs |
- cpe:2.3:a:electronjs:electron:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:* Versions before 1.7.8 Vulnerable ·Electronjs
Remediation
- Fix · GHSA-4w88-rjj3-x7wp electron (npm) Fixed in 1.6.14 Advisory →
- Fix · GHSA-4w88-rjj3-x7wp electron (npm) Fixed in 1.7.8 Advisory →
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2017-16151
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-4w88-rjj3-x7wp
References
Advisory 3
More Electronjs Electron vulnerabilities
- TI-2023-09452 Content-Secrity-Policy disabling eval not applied consistently in renderers with sandbox disabled in Electron CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2018-11175 GitHub Electron 1.7.15, 1.8.7, 2.0.7, and 3.0.0-beta.6, in certain scenarios involving… CVSS 3.0HIGH 8.1
- TI-2022-11788 Exposure of Resource to Wrong Sphere in Electron CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2020-03557 Context isolation bypass via contextBridge in Electron CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.9
- TI-2026-65465 Electron: <webview> can enable Node.js integration in Web Workers despite embedder restrictions CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2026-27019 Electron: nodeIntegrationInWorker not correctly scoped in shared renderer processes CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
Sources
- CVE-2017-16151 · CVE Program
- CVE-2017-16151 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-4w88-rjj3-x7wp · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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