GHSA-8x35-hph8-37hq

Source

https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-8x35-hph8-37hq

Import Source

https://github.com/github/advisory-database/blob/main/advisories/github-reviewed/2026/04/GHSA-8x35-hph8-37hq/GHSA-8x35-hph8-37hq.json

JSON Data

https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/GHSA-8x35-hph8-37hq

Aliases

CVE-2026-41501

Published

2026-04-24T20:45:13Z

Modified

2026-05-12T17:09:57.798634Z

Severity

9.8 (Critical) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H CVSS Calculator

Summary

electerm has Command Injection via runLinux funtion

Details

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:130. The runLinux() function appends attacker-controlled remote version strings directly into an exec("rm -rf ...") command without validation.

Who is impacted: Users who run npm install -g electerm in Linux. 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?

Database specific

{
    "severity": "CRITICAL",
    "cwe_ids": [
        "CWE-77"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": true,
    "github_reviewed_at": "2026-04-24T20:45:13Z",
    "nvd_published_at": "2026-05-08T04:16:17Z"
}

References

Affected packages

npm / electerm

Package

Name: electerm; View open source insights on deps.dev
Purl: pkg:npm/electerm

Affected ranges

Type: SEMVER
Events: Introduced

0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Fixed

3.3.8

Database specific

source

"https://github.com/github/advisory-database/blob/main/advisories/github-reviewed/2026/04/GHSA-8x35-hph8-37hq/GHSA-8x35-hph8-37hq.json"