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TI-2023-24757 Aliases CVE-2023-46115GHSA-2rcp-jvr4-r259

Updater Private Keys Possibly Leaked via Vite Environment Variables in tauri-cli

Priority HIGH 70CWE-200Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Information disclosure
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · None
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-200.

Summary

Tauri is a framework for building binaries for all major desktop platforms. This advisory is not describing a vulnerability in the Tauri code base itself but a commonly used misconfiguration which could lead to leaking of the private key and updater key password into bundled Tauri applications using the Vite frontend in a specific configuration. The Tauri documentation used an insecure example configuration in the `Vite guide` to showcase how to use Tauri together with Vite. Copying the following snippet `envPrefix: ['VITE_', 'TAURI_'],` from this guide into the `vite.config.ts` of a Tauri project leads to bundling the `TAURI_PRIVATE_KEY` and `TAURI_KEY_PASSWORD` into the Vite frontend code and therefore leaking this value to the released Tauri application. Using the `envPrefix: ['VITE_'],` or any other framework than Vite means you are not impacted by this advisory. Users are advised to rotate their updater private key if they are affected by this (requires Tauri CLI >=1.5.5). After updating the envPrefix configuration, generate a new private key with `tauri signer generate`, saving the new private key and updating the updater's `pubkey` value on `tauri.conf.json` with the new public key. To update your existing application, the next application build must be signed with the older private key in order to be accepted by the existing application.

Why it matters now

Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00204 10th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed tauri (tauri-apps): 2.0.0-alpha.16, 1.5.6tauri-cli (crates.io): 2.0.0-alpha.16, 1.5.6+1 more product

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
Poc
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
tauri-appstauri2.0.0-alpha.0 to before 2.0.0-alpha.16; 1.0.0 to before 1.5.62.0.0-alpha.16, 1.5.6Patch availableCNA
—tauri-cli (crates.io)2.0.0-alpha.0 to before 2.0.0-alpha.162.0.0-alpha.16Patch availableGHSA-2rcp-jvr4-r259
—@tauri-apps/cli (npm)2.0.0-alpha.0 to before 2.0.0-alpha.162.0.0-alpha.16Patch availableGHSA-2rcp-jvr4-r259
—@tauri-apps/cli (npm)1.0.0 to before 1.5.61.5.6Patch availableGHSA-2rcp-jvr4-r259
—tauri-cli (crates.io)1.0.0 to before 1.5.61.5.6Patch availableGHSA-2rcp-jvr4-r259
  • tauri Vendortauri-apps Affected 2.0.0-alpha.0 to before 2.0.0-alpha.16; 1.0.0 to before 1.5.6 Fixed in 2.0.0-alpha.16, 1.5.6 Patch available CNA
  • tauri-cli (crates.io) Vendor— Affected 2.0.0-alpha.0 to before 2.0.0-alpha.16 Fixed in 2.0.0-alpha.16 Patch available GHSA-2rcp-jvr4-r259
  • @tauri-apps/cli (npm) Vendor— Affected 2.0.0-alpha.0 to before 2.0.0-alpha.16 Fixed in 2.0.0-alpha.16 Patch available GHSA-2rcp-jvr4-r259
  • @tauri-apps/cli (npm) Vendor— Affected 1.0.0 to before 1.5.6 Fixed in 1.5.6 Patch available GHSA-2rcp-jvr4-r259
  • tauri-cli (crates.io) Vendor— Affected 1.0.0 to before 1.5.6 Fixed in 1.5.6 Patch available GHSA-2rcp-jvr4-r259

CPE configurations NVD · 16

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:tauri:tauri:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*before 2.0.0Vulnerabletauri-apps
cpe:2.3:a:tauri:tauri:2.0.0:alpha0:*:*:*:*:*:*2.0.0 alpha0Vulnerabletauri-apps
cpe:2.3:a:tauri:tauri:2.0.0:alpha10:*:*:*:*:*:*2.0.0 alpha10Vulnerabletauri-apps
cpe:2.3:a:tauri:tauri:2.0.0:alpha11:*:*:*:*:*:*2.0.0 alpha11Vulnerabletauri-apps
cpe:2.3:a:tauri:tauri:2.0.0:alpha12:*:*:*:*:*:*2.0.0 alpha12Vulnerabletauri-apps
cpe:2.3:a:tauri:tauri:2.0.0:alpha13:*:*:*:*:*:*2.0.0 alpha13Vulnerabletauri-apps
cpe:2.3:a:tauri:tauri:2.0.0:alpha14:*:*:*:*:*:*2.0.0 alpha14Vulnerabletauri-apps
cpe:2.3:a:tauri:tauri:2.0.0:alpha15:*:*:*:*:*:*2.0.0 alpha15Vulnerabletauri-apps
cpe:2.3:a:tauri:tauri:2.0.0:alpha2:*:*:*:*:*:*2.0.0 alpha2Vulnerabletauri-apps
cpe:2.3:a:tauri:tauri:2.0.0:alpha3:*:*:*:*:*:*2.0.0 alpha3Vulnerabletauri-apps
  • cpe:2.3:a:tauri:tauri:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 2.0.0 Vulnerable ·tauri-apps
  • cpe:2.3:a:tauri:tauri:2.0.0:alpha0:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.0 alpha0 Vulnerable ·tauri-apps
  • cpe:2.3:a:tauri:tauri:2.0.0:alpha10:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.0 alpha10 Vulnerable ·tauri-apps
  • cpe:2.3:a:tauri:tauri:2.0.0:alpha11:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.0 alpha11 Vulnerable ·tauri-apps
  • cpe:2.3:a:tauri:tauri:2.0.0:alpha12:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.0 alpha12 Vulnerable ·tauri-apps
  • cpe:2.3:a:tauri:tauri:2.0.0:alpha13:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.0 alpha13 Vulnerable ·tauri-apps
  • cpe:2.3:a:tauri:tauri:2.0.0:alpha14:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.0 alpha14 Vulnerable ·tauri-apps
  • cpe:2.3:a:tauri:tauri:2.0.0:alpha15:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.0 alpha15 Vulnerable ·tauri-apps
  • cpe:2.3:a:tauri:tauri:2.0.0:alpha2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.0 alpha2 Vulnerable ·tauri-apps
  • cpe:2.3:a:tauri:tauri:2.0.0:alpha3:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.0 alpha3 Vulnerable ·tauri-apps
Show 6 more CPE
CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:tauri:tauri:2.0.0:alpha4:*:*:*:*:*:*2.0.0 alpha4Vulnerabletauri-apps
cpe:2.3:a:tauri:tauri:2.0.0:alpha5:*:*:*:*:*:*2.0.0 alpha5Vulnerabletauri-apps
cpe:2.3:a:tauri:tauri:2.0.0:alpha6:*:*:*:*:*:*2.0.0 alpha6Vulnerabletauri-apps
cpe:2.3:a:tauri:tauri:2.0.0:alpha7:*:*:*:*:*:*2.0.0 alpha7Vulnerabletauri-apps
cpe:2.3:a:tauri:tauri:2.0.0:alpha8:*:*:*:*:*:*2.0.0 alpha8Vulnerabletauri-apps
cpe:2.3:a:tauri:tauri:2.0.0:alpha9:*:*:*:*:*:*2.0.0 alpha9Vulnerabletauri-apps
  • cpe:2.3:a:tauri:tauri:2.0.0:alpha4:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.0 alpha4 Vulnerable ·tauri-apps
  • cpe:2.3:a:tauri:tauri:2.0.0:alpha5:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.0 alpha5 Vulnerable ·tauri-apps
  • cpe:2.3:a:tauri:tauri:2.0.0:alpha6:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.0 alpha6 Vulnerable ·tauri-apps
  • cpe:2.3:a:tauri:tauri:2.0.0:alpha7:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.0 alpha7 Vulnerable ·tauri-apps
  • cpe:2.3:a:tauri:tauri:2.0.0:alpha8:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.0 alpha8 Vulnerable ·tauri-apps
  • cpe:2.3:a:tauri:tauri:2.0.0:alpha9:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.0 alpha9 Vulnerable ·tauri-apps

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA tauri (tauri-apps) Fixed in 2.0.0-alpha.16, 1.5.6
  • Fix · GHSA-2rcp-jvr4-r259 tauri-cli (crates.io) Fixed in 2.0.0-alpha.16 Advisory →
  • Fix · GHSA-2rcp-jvr4-r259 @tauri-apps/cli (npm) Fixed in 2.0.0-alpha.16 Advisory →
  • Fix · GHSA-2rcp-jvr4-r259 @tauri-apps/cli (npm) Fixed in 1.5.6 Advisory →
  • Fix · GHSA-2rcp-jvr4-r259 tauri-cli (crates.io) Fixed in 1.5.6 Advisory →

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-46115
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-2rcp-jvr4-r259

References

Advisory 2

Other 5

  • TI-2022-18594 The readDir Endpoint Scope can be Bypassed With Symbolic Links in Tauri CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.3
  • TI-2022-22815 Tauri vulnerable to path traversal CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.7
  • TI-2026-30506 Tauri: Origin Confusion Allows Remote Pages to Invoke Local-Only IPC Commands CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 6.1
  • TI-2023-17285 Tauri vulnerable to Regression on Filesystem Scope Checks for Dotfiles CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2023-14844 Tauri Open Redirect Vulnerability Possibly Exposes IPC to External Sites CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.4
  • TI-2022-20215 Tauri Filesystem Scope can be Partially Bypassed CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 4.7

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