CVE-2026-45353
Impact
_Local code execution without UI interaction: any same-user process can send a JSON payload to electerm's single-instance socket/pipe, causing the app to create tabs and potentially spawn attacker-controlled local processes. Affects electerm single-instance installs on the machine._
Patches
- https://github.com/electerm/electerm/commit/0599e67069b00e376a2e962649aaad6096e63507
Workarounds
- Do not run unsafe command
References
- Report / credit: https://github.com/Curly-Haired-Baboon
- Electerm releases: https://github.com/electerm/electerm/releases
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Exploitation outlook
- Low exploitation risk0.11% 30-day exploitation probability — currently an unlikely target, but scores change as exploit code circulates. Riskier than 2% of all EPSS-scored CVEs.
Advisory coverage (1)
- criticalGHSA-7p5m-v798-f8vv: Electerm Local code through electerm's single-instance socketghsa · 2026-05-14
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