CVE-2017-16151: electronjs electron Code Injection
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2017-16151 is a critical (CVSS 9.8) Code Injection vulnerability in electronjs electron. EPSS estimates a 2.67% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 85.5% of scored vulnerabilities.
Timeline
- 07-06-2018PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 16-09-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
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 metrics
3 scores · 2 sources · 2 versions- OSV · NpmEcosystem advisory · calculated9.8CriticalCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS trend
Probability
2.67%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
86%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
-0.04 pp
From 2.72% on 20-09-2026
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Electronjs1 product
- electron< 1.7.8
Hackerone1 product
- electron node module< 1.6.14 || >= 1.7.0 < 1.7.8
Npm1 product
- electron< 1.6.14 | ≥ 1.7.0, < 1.7.8
3 vendors · 3 products
