Unsafe Dependency Resolution Affecting electerm package, versions >=3.0.6 <3.8.15
Threat Intelligence
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- published9 May 2026
- disclosed8 May 2026
- creditCurly-Haired-Baboon
Introduced: 8 May 2026
NewCVE-2026-43944 (opens in a new tab)How to fix?
Upgrade electerm to version 3.8.15 or higher.
Overview
electerm is an open-sourced terminal/ssh/telnet/serialport/sftp client
Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Unsafe Dependency Resolution in the handling of protocol URLs or command-line options. An attacker can execute arbitrary local code by enticing a user to click a crafted electerm:// link, open a malicious shortcut, or launch the application with attacker-controlled --opts arguments. This is only exploitable if the application is configured to accept protocol URLs or command-line options from untrusted sources.
Workaround
This vulnerability can be mitigated by disabling or unregistering protocol handlers, avoiding untrusted --opts arguments, restricting user access to the application, and running it in a sandboxed or non-admin environment.