Medium severity5.5NVD Advisory· Published Aug 5, 2025· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2025-54871
CVE-2025-54871
Description
Electron Capture facilitates video playback for screen-sharing and capture. In versions 2.19.1 and below, the elecap app on macOS allows local unprivileged users to bypass macOS TCC privacy protections by enabling ELECTRON_RUN_AS_NODE. This environment variable allows arbitrary Node.js code to be executed via the -e flag, which runs inside the main Electron context, inheriting any previously granted TCC entitlements (such as access to Documents, Downloads, etc.). This issue is fixed in version 2.20.0.
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Affected products
3- cpe:2.3:a:electroncapture:electron_capture:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*Range: <2.20.0
- Range: <=2.19.1
- Range: < 2.20.0
Patches
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