Rendertron 1.0.0 includes an _ah/stop route to shutdown the Chrome instance responsible…
Priority LOW 35CWE-284Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-284.
Summary
Rendertron 1.0.0 includes an _ah/stop route to shutdown the Chrome instance responsible for serving render requests to all users. Visiting this route with a GET request allows any unauthorized remote attacker to disable the core service of the application.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.01151 67th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix Fixed rendertron (npm): 1.1.0
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 |
| — | rendertron (npm) | before 1.1.0 | 1.1.0 | Patch available | GHSA-4q69-q4q7-x82c |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- rendertron (npm) Vendor— Affected before 1.1.0 Fixed in 1.1.0 Patch available GHSA-4q69-q4q7-x82c
Remediation
- Fix · GHSA-4q69-q4q7-x82c rendertron (npm) Fixed in 1.1.0 Advisory →
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2017-18353
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-4q69-q4q7-x82c
References
Patch 2
Advisory 2
More Google Rendertron vulnerabilities
- TI-2017-13529 Installed packages are exposed by node_modules in Rendertron 1.0.0, allowing remote… CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.5
- TI-2017-13528 Rendertron 1.0.0 allows for alternative protocols such as 'file://' introducing a Local… CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.5
- TI-2017-13526 Error reporting within Rendertron 1.0.0 allows reflected Cross Site Scripting (XSS) from invalid URLs. CVSS 3.0MEDIUM 6.1
- TI-2020-07150 SSRF in Rendertron CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 4.3
Sources
- CVE-2017-18353 · CVE Program
- CVE-2017-18353 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-4q69-q4q7-x82c · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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