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electerm: electerm_install_script_CommandInjection Vulnerability Report

GHSA-wxw2-rwmh-vr8f · CVE-2026-41500

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Description

Impact

What kind of vulnerability is it? Who is impacted?

Command Injection vulnerabilities in electerm:

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.

Who is impacted: Users who run npm install -g electerm in Mac OS. An attacker who can control the remote release metadata (version string or release name) served by the project's update server could execute arbitrary system commands, tamper local files, and escalate compromise of development/runtime assets.


Patches

Has the problem been patched? What versions should users upgrade to?

Fixed in 59708b38c8a52f5db59d7d4eff98e31d573128ee, user no need to upgrade, the new version already published in npm


Workarounds

Is there a way for users to fix or remediate the vulnerability without upgrading?

no


References

Are there any links users can visit to find out more?

59708b38c8a52f5db59d7d4eff98e31d573128ee

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