8.1

CVE-2018-15685: electronjs electron

CVSS: 8.1v3.0HighModified
AliasesGHSA-hv9c-qwqg-qj3v
Published 23-08-2018Last modified 05-08-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2018-15685 is a high (CVSS 8.1) vulnerability in electronjs electron. EPSS estimates a 10.43% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 95.7% of scored vulnerabilities. 1 public exploit is recorded.

Overall risk
44/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
8.1/10
010
High · v3.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
10.43%
0%100%
Medium · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits1exploit-database

Timeline

  1. 23-08-2018
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 05-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

GitHub Electron 1.7.15, 1.8.7, 2.0.7, and 3.0.0-beta.6, in certain scenarios involving IFRAME elements and "nativeWindowOpen: true" or "sandbox: true" options, is affected by a WebPreferences vulnerability that can be leveraged to perform remote code execution.

CVSS metrics

3 scores · 2 sources · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

10.43%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

96%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 10.43% on 20-09-2026

20-09-202620-10-2026
EPSS score
10.43%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

1 found
  • exploit-databaseremotemultipleVerified

    Electron WebPreferences - Remote Code Execution

    Maturity: weaponized

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Electronjs1 product
  • electronEOL1.7.15 | 1.8.7 | 2.0.7 | 3.0.0:beta6
Npm1 product
  • electron≥ 1.7.0, < 1.7.16 | ≥ 1.8.0, < 1.8.8 | ≥ 2.0.0, < 2.0.8 | ≥ 3.0.0-beta.1, < 3.0.0-beta.7

2 vendors · 2 products

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