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Critical severity9.8NVD Advisory· Published Feb 5, 2021· Updated Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2020-10857

CVE-2020-10857

Description

Zulip Desktop before 5.0.0 improperly uses shell.openExternal and shell.openItem with untrusted content, leading to remote code execution.

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Affected products

3

Zulip/Zulip Desktop
cpe:2.3:a:zulip:zulip_desktop:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Range: <5.0.0
Zulip/Zulip Desktopdescription
Zulip/Zulipllm-fuzzy
Range: <5.0.0

Patches

Vulnerability mechanics

References

1

blog.zulip.com/2020/04/01/zulip-desktop-5-0-0-security-release/nvdRelease NotesVendor Advisory

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