Low severityNVD Advisory· Published Mar 22, 2022· Updated Apr 23, 2025
Renderers can obtain access to random bluetooth device without permission in Electron
CVE-2022-21718
Description
Electron is a framework for writing cross-platform desktop applications using JavaScript, HTML and CSS. A vulnerability in versions prior to 17.0.0-alpha.6, 16.0.6, 15.3.5, 14.2.4, and 13.6.6 allows renderers to obtain access to a bluetooth device via the web bluetooth API if the app has not configured a custom select-bluetooth-device event handler. This has been patched and Electron versions 17.0.0-alpha.6, 16.0.6, 15.3.5, 14.2.4, and 13.6.6 contain the fix. Code from the GitHub Security Advisory can be added to the app to work around the issue.
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Affected packages
Versions sourced from the GitHub Security Advisory.
| Package | Affected versions | Patched versions |
|---|---|---|
electronnpm | < 13.6.6 | 13.6.6 |
electronnpm | >= 14.0.0-beta.1, < 14.2.4 | 14.2.4 |
electronnpm | >= 15.0.0-beta.1, < 15.3.5 | 15.3.5 |
electronnpm | >= 16.0.0-beta.1, < 16.0.6 | 16.0.6 |
electronnpm | >= 17.0.0-alpha.1, < 17.0.0-alpha.6 | 17.0.0-alpha.6 |
Affected products
2- Range: < 13.6.6
Patches
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References
5- github.com/advisories/GHSA-3p22-ghq8-v749ghsaADVISORY
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-21718ghsaADVISORY
- github.com/electron/electron/pull/32178ghsax_refsource_MISCWEB
- github.com/electron/electron/pull/32240ghsax_refsource_MISCWEB
- github.com/electron/electron/security/advisories/GHSA-3p22-ghq8-v749ghsax_refsource_CONFIRMWEB
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