Command Injection Affecting electron package, versions <38.8.6>=39.0.0-alpha.1 <39.8.1>=40.0.0-alpha.2 <40.8.0>=41.0.0-alpha.1 <41.0.0-beta.8
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- published3 Apr 2026
- disclosed3 Apr 2026
- creditUnknown
Introduced: 3 Apr 2026
NewCVE-2026-34779 (opens in a new tab)How to fix?
Upgrade electron to version 38.8.6, 39.8.1, 40.8.0, 41.0.0-beta.8 or higher.
Overview
electron is a framework which lets you write cross-platform desktop applications using JavaScript, HTML and CSS.
Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Command Injection in the app.moveToApplicationsFolder function on macOS when handling application bundle paths containing certain characters. An attacker can execute arbitrary AppleScript code by crafting a malicious launch path and convincing a user to accept the move-to-Applications prompt.
Note:
This is only exploitable if the application calls app.moveToApplicationsFolder().