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TI-2022-06091 Aliases CVE-2022-21718GHSA-3p22-ghq8-v749

Renderers can obtain access to random bluetooth device without permission in Electron

Priority LOW 25CWE-668Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Information disclosure, Security bypass
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Low · None · None
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-668, CWE-862 and the CVSS impact.

Summary

Electron is a framework for writing cross-platform desktop applications using JavaScript, HTML and CSS. A vulnerability in versions prior to `17.0.0-alpha.6`, `16.0.6`, `15.3.5`, `14.2.4`, and `13.6.6` allows renderers to obtain access to a bluetooth device via the web bluetooth API if the app has not configured a custom `select-bluetooth-device` event handler. This has been patched and Electron versions `17.0.0-alpha.6`, `16.0.6`, `15.3.5`, `14.2.4`, and `13.6.6` contain the fix. Code from the GitHub Security Advisory can be added to the app to work around the issue.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00946 61st percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed electron (electron): 13.6.6, 14.2.4, 15.3.5 +1electron (npm): 13.6.6, 14.2.4, 15.3.5 +2

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
None
Automatable
No
Technical impact
Partial

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

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
electronelectronbefore 13.6.6; 14.0.0-beta.1 to before 14.2.4; 15.0.0-beta.1 to before 15.3.5; 16.0.0-beta.1 to before 16.0.6; 17.0.0-alpha.1 – 17.0.0-alpha.513.6.6, 14.2.4, 15.3.5, 16.0.6Patch availableCNA
—electron (npm)before 13.6.613.6.6Patch availableGHSA-3p22-ghq8-v749
—electron (npm)14.0.0-beta.1 to before 14.2.414.2.4Patch availableGHSA-3p22-ghq8-v749
—electron (npm)15.0.0-beta.1 to before 15.3.515.3.5Patch availableGHSA-3p22-ghq8-v749
—electron (npm)16.0.0-beta.1 to before 16.0.616.0.6Patch availableGHSA-3p22-ghq8-v749
—electron (npm)17.0.0-alpha.1 to before 17.0.0-alpha.617.0.0-alpha.6Patch availableGHSA-3p22-ghq8-v749
  • electron Vendorelectron Affected before 13.6.6; 14.0.0-beta.1 to before 14.2.4; 15.0.0-beta.1 to before 15.3.5; 16.0.0-beta.1 to before 16.0.6; 17.0.0-alpha.1 – 17.0.0-alpha.5 Fixed in 13.6.6, 14.2.4, 15.3.5, 16.0.6 Patch available CNA
  • electron (npm) Vendor— Affected before 13.6.6 Fixed in 13.6.6 Patch available GHSA-3p22-ghq8-v749
  • electron (npm) Vendor— Affected 14.0.0-beta.1 to before 14.2.4 Fixed in 14.2.4 Patch available GHSA-3p22-ghq8-v749
  • electron (npm) Vendor— Affected 15.0.0-beta.1 to before 15.3.5 Fixed in 15.3.5 Patch available GHSA-3p22-ghq8-v749
  • electron (npm) Vendor— Affected 16.0.0-beta.1 to before 16.0.6 Fixed in 16.0.6 Patch available GHSA-3p22-ghq8-v749
  • electron (npm) Vendor— Affected 17.0.0-alpha.1 to before 17.0.0-alpha.6 Fixed in 17.0.0-alpha.6 Patch available GHSA-3p22-ghq8-v749

CPE configurations NVD · 6

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:electronjs:electron:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*before 13.6.6; 14.0.0 to before 14.2.4; 15.0.0 to before 15.3.5; 16.0.0 to before 16.0.6VulnerableElectronjs
cpe:2.3:a:electronjs:electron:17.0.0:alpha1:*:*:*:*:*:*17.0.0 alpha1VulnerableElectronjs
cpe:2.3:a:electronjs:electron:17.0.0:alpha2:*:*:*:*:*:*17.0.0 alpha2VulnerableElectronjs
cpe:2.3:a:electronjs:electron:17.0.0:alpha3:*:*:*:*:*:*17.0.0 alpha3VulnerableElectronjs
cpe:2.3:a:electronjs:electron:17.0.0:alpha4:*:*:*:*:*:*17.0.0 alpha4VulnerableElectronjs
cpe:2.3:a:electronjs:electron:17.0.0:alpha5:*:*:*:*:*:*17.0.0 alpha5VulnerableElectronjs
  • cpe:2.3:a:electronjs:electron:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 13.6.6; 14.0.0 to before 14.2.4; 15.0.0 to before 15.3.5; 16.0.0 to before 16.0.6 Vulnerable ·Electronjs
  • cpe:2.3:a:electronjs:electron:17.0.0:alpha1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 17.0.0 alpha1 Vulnerable ·Electronjs
  • cpe:2.3:a:electronjs:electron:17.0.0:alpha2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 17.0.0 alpha2 Vulnerable ·Electronjs
  • cpe:2.3:a:electronjs:electron:17.0.0:alpha3:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 17.0.0 alpha3 Vulnerable ·Electronjs
  • cpe:2.3:a:electronjs:electron:17.0.0:alpha4:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 17.0.0 alpha4 Vulnerable ·Electronjs
  • cpe:2.3:a:electronjs:electron:17.0.0:alpha5:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 17.0.0 alpha5 Vulnerable ·Electronjs

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA electron (electron) Fixed in 13.6.6, 14.2.4, 15.3.5, 16.0.6
  • Fix · GHSA-3p22-ghq8-v749 electron (npm) Fixed in 13.6.6 Advisory →
  • Fix · GHSA-3p22-ghq8-v749 electron (npm) Fixed in 14.2.4 Advisory →
  • Fix · GHSA-3p22-ghq8-v749 electron (npm) Fixed in 15.3.5 Advisory →
  • Fix · GHSA-3p22-ghq8-v749 electron (npm) Fixed in 16.0.6 Advisory →
  • Fix · GHSA-3p22-ghq8-v749 electron (npm) Fixed in 17.0.0-alpha.6 Advisory →

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2022-21718
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-3p22-ghq8-v749

References

Patch 2

Advisory 2

Other 1

  • TI-2026-39496 Information disclosure in electron-builder CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.2
  • TI-2024-26621 Code Signing Bypass on Windows in electron-updater < 6.3.0-alpha.6 CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2023-09452 Content-Secrity-Policy disabling eval not applied consistently in renderers with sandbox disabled in Electron CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2026-39157 Electron: Buffer performs incorrect byte length calculations resulting in heap buffer under/overflow CVSS 4.0CRITICAL 9.3
  • TI-2017-09308 GitHub Electron before 1.6.8 allows remote command execution because of a nodeIntegration… CVSS 3.0HIGH 8.1
  • TI-2022-11788 Exposure of Resource to Wrong Sphere in Electron CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
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