CVE-2017-16151
highpriority · track · 40EPSS 0.027 · 86 %ileEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
Based on details posted by the ElectronJS team; A remote code execution vulnerability has been discovered in Google Chromium that affects all recent versions of Electron. Any Electron app that accesses remote content is vulnerable to this exploit, regardless of whether the [sandbox option](https://electron.atom.io/docs/api/sandbox-option) is enabled.
cvss
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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · high–critical · 7.5–9.8
weaknesses
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affected products (4)
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advisories (1)
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- GHSA-4w88-rjj3-x7wpChromium Remote Code Execution in electron2018-07-24ghsa · osvUS
Affected versions of `ElectronJS` are susceptible to a remote code execution vulnerability that occurs when an affected application access remote content, even if the [sandbox option](https://electron.atom.io/docs/api/sandbox-option) is enabled. ## Recommendation Update to electron version 1.7.8 or later.
also known as (3)
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sources
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references (7)
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- https://electron.atom.io/blog/2017/09/27/chromium-rce-vulnerability-fixcnnvd
- https://nodesecurity.io/advisories/539cnnvd
- https://www.npmjs.com/package/electronPatchcnnvd
- https://electron.atom.io/blog/2017/09/27/chromium-rce-vulnerability-fixenisa_euvd
- https://nodesecurity.io/advisories/539enisa_euvd
- https://electron.atom.io/blog/2017/09/27/chromium-rce-vulnerability-fixBroken Linknvd
- https://nodesecurity.io/advisories/539Third Party Advisorynvd
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