GHSA-vmqv-hx8q-j7mg

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Source
https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-vmqv-hx8q-j7mg
Import Source
https://github.com/github/advisory-database/blob/main/advisories/github-reviewed/2025/09/GHSA-vmqv-hx8q-j7mg/GHSA-vmqv-hx8q-j7mg.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/GHSA-vmqv-hx8q-j7mg
Aliases
Published
2025-09-03T21:27:37Z
Modified
2025-09-05T16:10:10Z
Severity
  • 6.1 (Medium) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:L CVSS Calculator
Summary
Electron has ASAR Integrity Bypass via resource modification
Details

Impact

This only impacts apps that have the embeddedAsarIntegrityValidation and onlyLoadAppFromAsar fuses enabled. Apps without these fuses enabled are not impacted.

Specifically this issue can only be exploited if your app is launched from a filesystem the attacker has write access too. i.e. the ability to edit files inside the resources folder in your app installation on Windows which these fuses are supposed to protect against.

Workarounds

There are no app side workarounds, you must update to a patched version of Electron.

Fixed Versions

  • 38.0.0-beta.6
  • 37.3.1
  • 36.8.1
  • 35.7.5

For more information

If you have any questions or comments about this advisory, email us at security@electronjs.org

Database specific 
{
    "cwe_ids":  [
        "CWE-829",
        "CWE-94"
    ],
    "github_reviewed":  true,
    "github_reviewed_at":  "2025-09-03T21:27:37Z",
    "nvd_published_at":  "2025-09-04T23:15:33Z",
    "severity":  "MODERATE"
}
References

Affected packages

npm / electron

Package

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

Affected ranges

Type
SEMVER
Events
Introduced
0 Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
35.7.5

Database specific

source 
"https://github.com/github/advisory-database/blob/main/advisories/github-reviewed/2025/09/GHSA-vmqv-hx8q-j7mg/GHSA-vmqv-hx8q-j7mg.json"

npm / electron

Package

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

Affected ranges

Type
SEMVER
Events
Introduced
36.0.0-alpha.1
Fixed
36.8.1

Database specific

source 
"https://github.com/github/advisory-database/blob/main/advisories/github-reviewed/2025/09/GHSA-vmqv-hx8q-j7mg/GHSA-vmqv-hx8q-j7mg.json"

npm / electron

Package

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

Affected ranges

Type
SEMVER
Events
Introduced
37.0.0-alpha.1
Fixed
37.3.1

Database specific

source 
"https://github.com/github/advisory-database/blob/main/advisories/github-reviewed/2025/09/GHSA-vmqv-hx8q-j7mg/GHSA-vmqv-hx8q-j7mg.json"

npm / electron

Package

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

Affected ranges

Type
SEMVER
Events
Introduced
38.0.0-alpha.1
Fixed
38.0.0-beta.6

Database specific

source 
"https://github.com/github/advisory-database/blob/main/advisories/github-reviewed/2025/09/GHSA-vmqv-hx8q-j7mg/GHSA-vmqv-hx8q-j7mg.json"