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TI-2026-29251 Aliases CVE-2026-40501GHSA-5c46-rj6r-wvm8

Cherry Studio RCE via SearchService nodeIntegration Misconfiguration

Priority HIGH 72CWE-829Published · Updated

Key facts

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

Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-829.

Summary

Cherry Studio versions 1.2.2 through 1.9.12, fixed in commit 1518530, contain a remote code execution vulnerability in SearchService that allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by delivering malicious JavaScript through controlled search provider content loaded into an Electron BrowserWindow configured with nodeIntegration enabled and contextIsolation disabled. Attackers who control a search engine provider, individual search result pages, or provider settings pages can execute JavaScript with full Node.js privileges, gaining access to fs, child_process, os, and process.env under the operating-system account of the Cherry Studio process.

Why it matters now

Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00805 56th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by the CNA
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
Poc
Automatable
No
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
CherryHQcherry-studio1.2.2 – 1.9.12—No fix listedCNA
  • cherry-studio VendorCherryHQ Affected 1.2.2 – 1.9.12 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE names Threatist (inferred) · 1

Inferred from how NVD named this product before; not given by a source.

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:cherry-ai:cherry_studio:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*——CherryHQ
  • cpe:2.3:a:cherry-ai:cherry_studio:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions — — ·CherryHQ

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-40501
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-5c46-rj6r-wvm8

References

Exploit 1

Patch 1

  • TI-2025-38278 Cherry Studio allows one-click on a specific URL to cause a command to execute CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.7
  • TI-2025-34191 Cherry Studio RCE Vulnerability Disclosure CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.7
  • TI-2025-33908 Cherry Studio One-click Remote Code Execution Vulnerability through Custom URL Handling CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.6
  • TI-2025-33917 Cherry Studio is Vulnerable to OS Command Injection during Connection with a Malicious MCP Server CVSS 4.0HIGH 7.7
  • TI-2026-11449 CherryHQ cherry-studio MCP OAuth Local Callback Server callback.ts improper authorization CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 6.3
  • TI-2026-11459 CherryHQ cherry-studio CherryIN Preload API MemoryService.ts sha256 authorization CVSS 4.0LOW 2.3

Sources

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