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TI-2020-14501 Aliases CVE-2020-23256GHSA-x73w-g8hx-v7rp

An issue was discovered in Electerm 1.3.22, allows attackers to execute arbitrary code…

Priority HIGH 82CWE-306Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Security bypass, Code execution
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-306 and CWE-78.

Summary

An issue was discovered in Electerm 1.3.22, allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via unverified request to electerms service.

Why it matters now

Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00893 59th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
Poc
Automatable
Yes
Technical impact
Total

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
—electerm (npm)up to 1.3.22—No fix listedGHSA-x73w-g8hx-v7rp
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
  • electerm (npm) Vendor— Affected up to 1.3.22 Fixed in — No fix listed GHSA-x73w-g8hx-v7rp

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:electerm_project:electerm:1.3.22:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.3.22Vulnerableelecterm
  • cpe:2.3:a:electerm_project:electerm:1.3.22:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.3.22 Vulnerable ·electerm

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2020-23256
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-x73w-g8hx-v7rp

References

Exploit 1

Advisory 1

Other 1

  • TI-2026-30086 electerm has Command Injection Vulnerability via runMac function CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2026-30087 electerm has Command Injection Vulnerability via runLinux function CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2026-31998 Unvalidated shell.openExternal in electerm allows arbitrary protocol execution via terminal link click CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.6
  • TI-2026-32001 electerm: dangerous code can be run through links or command line CVSS 4.0CRITICAL 9.4
  • TI-2026-33147 electerm: Local code through electerm's single-instance socket CVSS 4.0CRITICAL 9.3
  • TI-2026-31997 electerm: Path traversal in electerm runWidget leads to arbitrary code execution CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.4
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Sources

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