High severity8.4NVD Advisory· Published Oct 27, 2026· Updated Oct 27, 2026
CVE-2026-117602
CVE-2026-117602
Description
Electrum 4.6.0 before 4.7.2 contains an authorization bypass in the external plugin loader, which executes a plugin's __init__.py module when the plugin is marked enabled in the config file, without verifying its plugin-password signature. A rogue local process with write access to the Electrum data directory can place plugin code in the plugins/ folder and mark it enabled, causing arbitrary code execution inside the Electrum process.
Affected products
2Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
4- github.com/spesmilo/electrum/commit/032dfcf107da1d31bbee5d64ca978e554fd8e982nvd
- github.com/spesmilo/electrum/commit/fd7164d6dc1560b6f153c018cabf17e9411c5414nvd
- github.com/spesmilo/electrum/security/advisories/GHSA-vw94-r84p-66qfnvd
- www.vulncheck.com/advisories/electrum-before-4.7.2-external-plugin-authorization-bypass-local-code-executionnvd
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