CVE-2026-41500
Critical · 9.8CVSS
9.8
EPSS
2.5%
Published
May 8, 2026
CISA due date
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The record
electerm is an open-sourced terminal/ssh/sftp/telnet/serialport/RDP/VNC/Spice/ftp client. Prior to version 3.3.8, a command injection vulnerability exists in github.com/elcterm/electerm/npm/install.js:150. The runMac() function appends attacker-controlled remote releaseInfo.name directly into an exec("open ...") command without validation. This issue has been patched in version 3.3.8.
Affected packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Introduced | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| npm | electerm | 0 | 3.3.8 |
Related vulnerabilities
- GHSA-wxw2-rwmh-vr8f electerm: electerm_install_script_CommandInjection Vulnerability Report Same vulnerability
- CVE-2026-45353 electerm is an open-sourced terminal/ssh/sftp/telnet/serialport/RDP/VNC/Spice/ftp client. Also affects electerm
- CVE-2026-45787 electerm is an open-sourced terminal/ssh/sftp/telnet/serialport/RDP/VNC/Spice/ftp client. Also affects electerm
- CVE-2026-45058 electerm is an open-sourced terminal/ssh/sftp/telnet/serialport/RDP/VNC/Spice/ftp client. Also affects electerm
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- GHSA-7p5m-v798-f8vv Electerm Local code through electerm's single-instance socket Also affects electerm
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