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GHSA-77xc-hjv8-ww97

MediumCVSS 6.6 / 10
Published Jun 16, 2022·Last modified Nov 8, 2023
Affected Components(0)

No affected components available

Description

Impact

This vulnerability allows attackers who have control over a given apps update server / update storage to serve maliciously crafted update packages that pass the code signing validation check but contain malicious code in some components.

Please note that this kind of attack would require significant privileges in your own auto updating infrastructure and the ease of that attack entirely depends on your infrastructure security.

Patches

This has been patched and the following Electron versions contain the fix:

  • 18.0.0-beta.6
  • 17.2.0
  • 16.2.0
  • 15.5.0

Workarounds

There are no workarounds for this issue, please update to a patched version of Electron.

For more information

If you have any questions or comments about this advisory, email us at security@electronjs.org

Risk Scores
Base Score
6.6

The vulnerability can be exploited over the network without needing physical access. It is difficult for an attacker to exploit this vulnerability and may require special conditions. An attacker needs high-level or administrative privileges. No user interaction is needed for the attacker to exploit this vulnerability. The impact is confined to the system where the vulnerability exists. There is a high impact on the confidentiality of the information. There is a high impact on the integrity of the data. There is a high impact on the availability of the system.

Threat Intelligence
6.1

Exploitation attempts have been detected. Elevated vigilance and prompt remediation are advised.

EPSS
0.85%

The exploit probability is very low. The vulnerability is unlikely to be exploited in the next 30 days.

Exploit
Not available

We did not find any exploit available. Neither in GitHub repositories nor in the Exploit-Database.

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